HMC Capital

It was tale of two Australian alternative asset managers on the ASX on Tuesday, with Regal shares rising and HMC stock falling in the wake of their results.

Andrew Parsons did not hold back on two major data centre stocks at a conference hosted by investment incubator Pinnacle in Sydney this week.

Activist investors are growing in prominence on the ASX — but not everyone is convinced the approach works in our relatively small and staid equity market.

The biggest activist fund in Australia explains its latest bet on a struggling legacy media giant and why ASX boards should expect more shareholder pressure.

While the market was less than enthusiastic today about David Di Pilla's latest big play, DigiCo REIT's debut, the HMC Capital founder's self-belief is unlikely to be shaken.