Triple A Partners Australia was formed in early 2007, offering a niche business assessing and advising funds seeking investors and investors seeking portfolio diversification.
Who we are
Triple A Partners Australia is an Australian based investment advisory firm.
Formerly known as Hatfield Advisors, we joint ventured with Triple A Partners in December 2009. Triple A Partners have offices in Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, US and the UK, offering a strong global distribution network and world-class service standards.
Triple A Partners Australia represent hedge funds into Australia, our main clients being Australian Superannuation Funds and Family Offices. We also represent Australian hedge funds to offshore investors via our global network.
Our objective is to be the hub of Australian alternative investment knowledge. We provide research and advisory on hedge funds and produce The Australian Hedge monthly newsletter. We also compile the hedge fund survey which is published monthly in Investment Magazine.
Damien Hatfield, Director
Damien Hatfield has for nearly 20 years been a dominant figure in Australia’s hedge fund industry, actively promoting both Australian and international hedge funds to sophisticated institutional investors.
Damien has had many years experience in the hedge fund industry having commenced by structuring and marketing a capital guaranteed futures fund in 1988 while working for ANZ McCaughan Futures.
In 1992, Damien started at Bain Refco Commodities, an alternative asset business for Deutsche Bank, for which he raised funds from investors that were placed with Australian and international managers. Damien developed this business initially from Australia and then Hong Kong from 1997 to 1999 while working for Deutsche Securities. The business managed total assets exceeding A$1 billion.
In 2000, he assisted local hedge fund manager Basis Capital in establishing their distribution systems before joining Colonial First State in 2001 to head their hedge fund business, where he learnt the intricacies of retail and institutional distribution, in particular the use of platforms for financial planner distribution. In 2003, Damien co-founded Pengana Capital’s hedge fund incubation and seeding business, where he helped raise an initial A$30 million for the Pengana ASX listing. In addition, he raised over A$200 million for the Pengana Absolute Return Real Estate Fund and the Wallace Australia Opportunities Fund.
Damien’s strengths include his wide industry contact list and his knowledge of domestic and international hedge fund investors. His special interests are identifying global trends and being ahead of the curve in terms of new investment opportunities and strategies.
Damien is a respected identity on the hedge fund conference circuit and is renowned for his tireless support of the Australian hedge fund industry. He was the founding chairman of the Australian Chapter of the Alternative Investment Management Association and was the first recipient of the Australian Hedge Fund Industry Contribution Award in 2005
Trish Perri, Business Manager
Trish is responsible for administration, finance, online communications, research, and events.
Previously Trish was Business Manager at HLSP, a professional services firm based in London.
Prior to working in the UK, Trish spent ten years in the Australian film and television industry, producing programs for Foxtel and The Australian Film Commission. She was also Associate Producer on the Australian feature film, The Bet.
Mitchell Galbraith, Research
Mitchell collects data on over 200 hedge funds for inclusion in our Australian Hedge newsletter and Investment Magazine.
He’s currently completing a Bachelor of Arts degree at Sydney University.
