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Fortitude Capital to utilise services of Precept Investment Actuaries
30-June-2009
Fortitude Capital is pleased to announce that it has formalised an existing arrangement to utilise the independent consulting services of Precept Investment Actuaries Pty Ltd (“Precept”).
Fortitude Capital welcomes Phil Cornet
29-June-2009
Fortitude Capital is pleased to announce that Phil Cornet has commenced a 6 month contract as a Product Development Manager.
Fortitude Capital in the Press
19-June-2009
Fortitude Capital recently received media coverage regarding the new Fortitude Equity Income Fund which will commence trading on August 1st, 2009.
Fortitude Capital nominated for Asian Hedge Fund Awards
01-May-2009
The Fortitude Capital Absolute Return Fund has been nominated for the ‘Best Asian Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund’ Award at the upcoming Asian Hedge Fund Awards 2009.
Resignation of Director Tim McGowen
01-May-2009
Fortitude Capital Pty Ltd announces that Tim McGowen has resigned from his role as
Chief Executive Officer and will be leaving as of mid-May 2009..
Fortitude wins AIMA Hedge Fund of the Year 2008
05-Sep-2008
The Fortitude Capital Absolute Return Fund has won the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) Hedge Fund of the Year award for 2008.
New contact information
27-Aug-2008
Our contact information has changed, please update your records.
Fortitude Capital nominated for Australian Hedge Fund Award
20-Aug-2008
Fortitude Capital has been nominated for the "Australian Hedge Fund of the Year" and "Best Market Neutral Fund" by the Australian Hedge Fund industry.
Fortitude Capital expands team
04-Aug-2008
Fortitude Capital has announced the expansion of its investment team with the hiring of derivatives specialist Gerard McMahon and hybrid specialist Darren Raward.
Fortitude Capital defends short selling
17-Jul-2008
Australian hedge fund players have slammed US moves to curb some forms of short selling, saying hege funds were being made the scapegoat for falling markets.
Fortitude Capital Launches Domestic Fund
01-Mar-2005
Fortitude Capital has launched a domestic Absolute Return Fund for Australian sophisticated investors. The Fund will be seeded by the management of Fortitude Capital and will adopt a similar investment mandate as the one currently managed for Bankers Trust as part of their Total Return Fund.
The Hedge Funds Industry in Australia
Australia's US$17 Billion hedge fund industry, underpinned by Australia's significant investment management industry, has grown rapidly in recent years to become the largest in Asia.
Fairfield Straits Lion Adds Australian Exposure
Fairfield Straits Lion Asset Management Limited ("FSL") continues its series of fund launches in 2005 with the Fairfield Fortitude Australian Absolute Return Fund Ltd. ("Fairfield Fortitude" or "the Fund"). The Fund's investment objective is to achieve a consistent positive rate of return with an emphasis on capital preservation. The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective through a multi-strategy approach which includes derivative enhancement, convergence trading, arbitrage, event-driven, and equity long/short strategies.
Fortitude Capital Wins International Mandate
01-Jul-2005
Fortitude Capital today announces the winning of an international mandate from a US based hedge fund manager. The new mandate will be managed along similar lines as to the accounts currently managed by Fortitude Capital. The account will be for an initial investment of $US25m will capacity guarantees for a further $US25m upon benchmarks being achieved.
