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Investment Strategy

Private equity IPOs better than rivals? Study says yes, some not convinced

Private equity firms and their bankers are not trumping the latest study by the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, which shows private equity-backed initial public offerings beat other IPOs.

I & T NewsJune 28, 2011

Investment Strategy

CareSuper cuts Warakirri, opts for global equities

The $3.3 billion CareSuper is winding down its allocation to the Warakirri hedge fund-of-funds (hedge FoF) and investing the capital in global equities.

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2009

Investment Strategy

Industry fund ploughs further into credit

A large industry fund made a number of changes to its manager line up in the June quarter, awarding two structured credit mandates worth a total $225 million and terminating a $350 mandate with an absolute returns manager.

Staff WriterJuly 6, 2009

Investment Strategy

Warakirri fund forced to go unhedged for two weeks

The plummeting Australian dollar and lack of liquidity in underlying funds forced Warakirri’s International Hedged Equity Fund, a hedge fund-of-funds sub-advised by Chicago’s Mesirow Advanced Strategies, to be without a currency hedge for a fortnight last month.

Staff WriterOctober 31, 2008

Investment Strategy

CFS puts Bell on redemptions in hedge FoF shut-down

David Bell and his hedge funds-of-funds team at Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) face uncertain futures after the $200 million business they oversaw was shut down.

Staff WriterMay 27, 2008

Hedge Funds

CFS puts Bell on redemptions in hedge FoF shut-down

David Bell and his hedge funds-of-funds team at Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) face uncertain futures after the $200 million business they oversaw was shut down.

Staff WriterMay 27, 2008

Investment Strategy

Warakirri gets set to open the doors to new investment team

ABN Amro Asset Management has responded to attempts to poach senior members of its Australian equity team by devising a new incentive structure, to which its star analysts have broadly agreed.

Staff WriterDecember 1, 2007

Investment Strategy

Warakirri gets set to open the doors to new investment teams

ABN Amro Asset Management has responded to attempts to poach senior members of its Australian equity team by devising a new incentive structure, to which its star analysts have broadly agreed.

Staff WriterDecember 1, 2007

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