Insights

The Australian sharemarket has doubled investors’ money since the bottom of the GFC, something that seemingly goes unnoticed by many commentators, and investors are risking potential returns by concerning themselves with future economic uncertainty, according to Bennelong Australian Equity Partners’ investment director, Julian Beaumont.

Bennelong Funds Management’s global real estate manager, Quay Global Investors, has won its first institutional mandate, partnering with Avant, one of Australia’s leading medical defence organisations representing over 78,000 health practitioners and medical students.

The Quay Global Real Estate Fund has been upgraded to a recommended rating from Zenith Investment Partners, recognising the fund’s recent strong performance and business growth.

Bennelong Funds Management has announced the appointment of two senior promotions which will serve to strengthen the firm’s global positioning and boost its client capabilities.

For the second year in a row, Quay Global Investors has won the Global Property Securities category for its Quay Global Real Estate Fund at the Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year Awards.

With economic uncertainty continuing to affect markets - both locally and internationally - investors are starting to hear a lot more about alternatives, but it’s not always clear what this means.

SQM has upgraded Quay Global Investors, a Bennelong boutique, to its highest rating category of "Outstanding" (4½ stars).

Bennelong Funds Management has expanded into the United States via its new subsidiary, BennBridge US, with plans to distribute a number of its existing investment funds to institutional investors, similar to its strategy in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Bennelong Funds Management has appointed Carl McMinn to the newly created role of Associate Account Director, Investments as Bennelong continues to build its investment sales team.