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A +58.5% return in the eight months to August 2009 for the RAB Global Mining and Resources Fund has sparked interest from Australian institutional investors.

The Fund is managed from London by RAB Capital plc, a specialist 'house of boutiques' hedge fund manager listed in the London Alternative Investment Market. Hatfield Advisors, (HA) Sydney, is marketing the Fund, as well as RAB Capital's eleven other hedge funds, to the Australian institutional and financial planner market.

Damien Hatfield, Founder of HA, says there are very few global mining and resources hedge funds being offered in Australia, despite resources (including energy) accounting for 30% of the nation's stock market capitalisation. RAB also offers hedge funds focused on gold and energy, as well as products covering Europe, Asia and emerging markets. The firm was established in 1999 and currently has US$1.3 billion in assets managed by 33 investment professionals.

Hatfield says more asset managers are now adopting a 'house of boutiques' model similar to RAB's, the latest being the giant $65 billion QIC...

A wide range of investors have liked what they have seen in RAB's funds and underlying business model. Of its $1.3 billion in assets under management, 37% have come from high-net-worth investors, 23% from fund of funds and 40% from institutions. RAB is also leading the industry in its offering of managed accounts. Half of the firm's institutional clients have investe......................

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