The ability to generate stock selection returns in a manner consistent with the Investment Manager’s expectations (which are largely derived from quantitative models it utilises) plus the ability to add alpha through TAA (which places a greater emphasis on qualitative assessments) should not only aid total returns but serve to smooth returns as the inherent ability to generate alpha....

The Fund will continue to benefit from an enlarged and experienced investment team, that is not only well resourced across the market cap spectrum but also from a top-down macro and investment strategy perspective...

While the investment team is recently formed, the individual team members all have highly relevant prior experience in managing concentrated, high conviction global equities mandates and based on investment processes that are consistent with the Fund. The portfolio is based on a fundamental bottom up investment process that places a strong emphasis on high quality companies....

The Moelis Australia Secured Loan Series (“the Fund”) was established in April 2018 and provides investors with a diversified exposure to a portfolio of commercial loans secured by a first lien mortgage on Australian real property....

Three of the four senior investment team members previously worked at Macquarie Group, in addition to other relevant roles, with the Manager in large part mirroring the renewable energy, real estate and private equity focus at this prior place of employment....

The Pareto Private is a Deferred Purchase Agreement (DPA) in which the performance is linked to a basket of one Australian and three US stocks (the Reference Basket). The full investment term is two years, but the term may be significantly shorter based on positive share price performance of all four stocks in the basket....

Will invest in a portfolio of boutique private equity funds in the US - The Trust was oversubscribed, raising $188m through the issue of units at $1.60 per unit. Unlike the other three trusts in the series, the Trust will be unlisted and will have a partly paid unit structure whereby the application price of $1.60 is paid in instalments....

The Fund was launched in June 2013 and, over its now almost five year track record has generated alpha and superior risk-adjusted although relative returns have varied materially over different time periods. The Fund is managed by a small, but capable investment team. The long portfolio consists of a concentrated 20-40 ASX listed holdings of large to small cap stocks....

Stand out performances from the active managers in the quarter came from microcap vehicles managed by OC Funds Management, Wilson Asset Management and Acorn Capital. With Acorn’s LIC The Acorn Capital Investment Fund (ACQ:ASX) taking the blue ribbon registering a return of 19.4% for the quarter....