Alpha adds Bennelong Australian equities to manager line-up

26 Jul 2009

Alpha Fund Managers (Alpha), currently one of Australia's top performing multi-managers, has added a Bennelong Funds Management's Australian equities fund to its Alpha Fund Series' multi-manager line-up.

Launched in October last year, the Bennelong Australian equities strategy is managed by Bennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP), a boutique established in July 2008 as a joint venture between Bennelong Funds Management (BFM) and experienced Australian equities professionals Paul Cuddy and Mark East.

Matthew Zschech, Alpha Portfolio Manager, said BAEP's bottom-up fundamental analysis, combined with one of the strongest quantitative tool sets in the market, led to their inclusion in Alpha's line-up.

"Bennelong enhances our manager line-up as it brings a truly unique strategy to our current Australian equities proposition," said Matthew.

Jarrod Brown, BFM's Chief Executive Officer, said the team was pleased with the announcement and viewed it as a positive endorsement of the BAEP team and the broader BFM business.

"This is great news for BAEP and affirms their current strategy and ability to bring a unique investment proposition to market," said Jarrod.

About Bennelong Funds Management
Established in 2001, Bennelong Funds Management is a boutique funds management business. It currently has investment management capabilities in: Australian equities, global equities, Australian long short and property.

Bennelong Funds Management is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bennelong Group, a privately owned funds management and private equity business. While the Group owns and manages significant businesses globally, it also measures its success through contributing to positive and lasting change in the wider community via the Bennelong Foundation.