Insights

Bennelong Funds Management (Bennelong) Chair, Mike Pratt, is stepping down from 1 November 2016. Stephen Rix, who has been a member of the Bennelong Board since 2010 and is Chair of four of Bennelong’s boutique asset management teams, has been appointed as the new Chair of Bennelong.

Bennelong Long Short Equity Management (BLSEM) has won ‘Best Market Neutral Fund’ at the Hedge Fund Rocks and Australian Hedge Fund Awards, announced at an award ceremony on 15 September.

Bennelong today announced the appointment of Marta Galli to the newly created role of Product Manager, reporting directly to Jeff Phillips, Chief Financial Officer.

Bennelong Long Short Equity Management (BLSEM) has appointed Justin Hay as Senior Investment Analyst, to further strengthen its investment capability within the business. Justin joined the team in August 2016 and is a CFA charter holder.

Bennelong Funds Management (Bennelong) and three of its boutiques have been nominated in this year’s highly regarded Professional Planner/Zenith Fund Awards with a total of five award nominations.

Bennelong Funds Management (Bennelong) today announces the appointment of two new Non-Executive Directors to its board - Vicki Allen and Lincoln McMahon.

As part of its strategic plan for expansion, Andrea Waters has joined Bennelong Funds Management (Bennelong) as a Non-Executive Director. Andrea will also Chair Bennelong’s Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee.

Bennelong Long Short Equity Management (BLSEM) has had both their Funds, the Bennelong Long Short Equity Fund and the Bennelong Market Neutral Fund (the Funds), reinstated with a ‘highly recommended’ rating by Zenith Investment Partners (Zenith).

Boutique global infrastructure fund manager 4D Infrastructure has launched the 4D Global Infrastructure Fund, available to retail and institutional investors.