hedNo life after Madoff for ge fund Platypus

Platypus is now liquidating its funds and returning capital to investors. When this is done, its four partners will take much of the remainder of 2009 off to “rest and research” and consider further ideas, such as finding an incubator to partner with. “We may look to rebuild provided we are able to obtain the patronage of a suitable ‘big brother’ who can assist us with marketing, compliance and business risk issues.” Their ideas should be known in the fourth quarter, Talbot said.

 

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Blue skies and lawsuits power MLC Super returns higher

Global equities have driven most of MLC’s FY26 return so far, but its exposures to insurance-linked securities and “esoteric” credit have also put in the hard yards and helped the fund diversify beyond the AI thematic, according to chief investment officer Dan Farmer.

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