Active Management in Australian Small Companies - Skill versus Style

17 Apr 2019 - Flinders Investment Partners

In our first note on Active Manager Skill in Australian Small Companies (February 2019) we highlighted that in order to determine if a manager can deliver long-term alpha over the cycle, we must assess their performance in conditions of...

TomTom and the future of driverless cars

12 Apr 2019 - James McDonald - Pengana Capital Group

After disposing of its truck fleet management business, TomTom is now an attractively valued pure play mapping data business, posing an interesting takeover target for either the management of the company who own 45% of the shares, or one...

Performance Report: Cyan C3G Fund

11 Apr 2019 - Australian Fund Monitors

The Cyan C3G Fund rose +3.2% in March, outperforming the ASX200 Accumulation Index by +2.47% and taking annualised performance since inception in August 2014 to +18.74% vs the Index's +6.74%.

11 Apr 2019 - Performance Report: Cyan C3G Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date	11 April 2019
Manager	Cyan Investment Management
Fund Name	Cyan C3G Fund
Strategy	Equity Long
Latest Return Date	March 2019
Latest Return	3.20%
Latest 6 Months	-4.79%
Latest 12 Months	-6.01%
Latest 24 Months	20.84%
Annualised Since Inception	18.74%
Inception Date	24 July 2014
FUM (millions)	AU$37
Fund Overview	The Cyan C3G Fund operates as a wholesale unregistered managed investment scheme under a unit trust structure. The Fund primarily invests in ASX listed companies outside the ASX 100 and typically holds between 15-35 stocks. Cyan C3G Fund is based on the investment philosophy which can be defined as a comprehensive, clear and considered process focused on delivering growth. These are identified through stringent filter criteria and a rigorous research process. The Manager uses a proprietary stock filter in order to eliminate a large proportion of investments due to both internal characteristics (such as gearing levels or cash flow) and external characteristics (such as exposure to commodity prices or customer concentration). Typically, the Fund looks for businesses that are one or more of: a) under researched, b) fundamentally undervalued, c) have a catalyst for re-rating. The Manager seeks to achieve this investment outcome by actively managing a portfolio of Australian listed securities. When the opportunity to invest in suitable securities cannot be found, the manager may reduce the level of equities exposure and accumulate a defensive cash position. Whilst it is the company's intention, there is no guarantee that any distributions or returns will be declared, or that if declared, the amount of any returns will remain constant or increase over time. The Fund does not invest in derivatives and does not use debt to leverage the Fund's performance. However, companies in which the Fund invests may be leveraged.
Manager Comments	The Cyan C3G Fund rose +3.2% in March, outperforming the ASX200 Accumulation Index by +2.47% and taking annualised performance since inception in August 2014 to +18.74% vs the Index's +6.74%. The Fund's Sharpe and Sortino ratios, 1.45 and 2.86 respectively, relative to the Index's Sharpe ratio of 0.48 and Sortino ratio of 0.63 highlight the Fund's capacity to achieve superior risk-adjusted returns whilst avoiding much of the market's downside volatility. In addition, the Fund's down-capture ratio of -3.4% indicates that, on average, the Fund has risen during months where the market has fallen. Cyan noted general market conditions have improved and the extreme day-to-day volatility has subsided, however, post the February reporting season, individual stock performances at the smaller end have remained spotty. In March, a number of the Fund's positions rallied well and continue to enjoy strong momentum. Top contributors included Afterpay (+11%), AMA Group (12%), Atomos (+45%) and Splitit (+45%). The portfolio currently consists of 25 ASX listed emerging companies at varying stages of maturity along the growth stage of their lifecycle. Cyan have recently invested in a handful of opportunities which they saw emerge at the smaller end of the market and look forward to enjoying the rewards as they grow.
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Active Manager Skill in Australian Small Companies

10 Apr 2019 - Flinders Investment Partners

Active management has successfully delivered alpha from Australian small companies over the long-term. Further, in periods when the dispersion of stock returns within the benchmark has been high, the median manager has delivered strong...

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8 Apr 2019 - Emanuel Datt - Datt Capital

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New Funds on Fundmonitors.com

3 Apr 2019 - Australian Fund Monitors

Here are some of the latest additions to our database. Follow the links to view each fund's profile, where you'll have access to their offer documents, monthly reports, historical returns, performance analytics, rankings, research,...

3 Apr 2019 - New Funds on Fundmonitors.com

By: Australian Fund Monitors

New Funds on Fundmonitors.com

Below are some of the funds we've recently added to our database. Follow the links to view each fund's profile, where you'll have access to their offer documents, monthly reports, historical returns, performance analytics, rankings, research, platform availability, and news & insights.

THB International Micro Cap Fund

Inception date: 23 August 2018
Strategy: Equity Long
Geographic mandate: Global
Investor type: Wholesale

Minimum initial investment: AU$250,000
Distributions: Annually
Management fee: 1.25%
Performance fee: Nil

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Aquasia Enhanced Credit Fund

Inception date: 01 October 2010
Strategy: Credit
Geographic mandate: Australia
Investor type: Wholesale

Minimum initial investment: AU$50,000
Distributions: Quarterly
Management fee: 1.0%
Performance fee: 20%

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Harvest Lane Asset Management Absolute Plus Fund

Inception date: 01 September 2016
Strategy: Equity Market Neutral
Geographic mandate: Australia/Global
Investor type: Wholesale

Minimum initial investment: AU$50,000
Distributions: Annually
Management fee: Nil
Performance fee: 25%

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Why banks trade off long-term survival and returns for short-term EPS

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The American healthcare system is one of the world's largest markets, nearly 18% of the U.S. GDP is spent on healthcare compared with Australia's 9.6%, however their average life expectancy is 78.8 years vs. 80.7 - 83.9 years for other...

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