Hedge Funds Manager Developments

Some recent news about managers of hedge funds…

• Acorn Capital has launched the AU Acorn Capital Asia Small Cap Fund. The fund is issued by Australian Unity Funds Management. Douglas Loh, Acorn Capital’s head of Asia, said the firm has built a team of seven dedicated investment professionals who have extensive experience in Asian markets and are fluent in multiple Asian languages.
• MST Capital has won a $100 million investment mandate from a superfund, according to the AFR’s Capital Magazine. The superfund was not identified. Sydney-based MST is a global macro (Asian biased) hedge fund established by a former UBS proprietary trading team headed by Gerard Satur.
• 90 West Asset Management has won a $100 million equities mandate from a leading super fund. The investor was not identified. 90 West is a fund manager that invests in global natural resources listed companies.