Global investment firm Fairlight Capital Partners has made two appointments as it positions its alternative strategies for Australian super funds.
Founded in 2018, Fairlight seeds, backs and builds specialist investment managers, with a growing focus on institutional capital and long-term allocators.
At the end of 2025, it appointed Kuala Lumpur-based Benjamin Pedley as interim chief investment officer.
In this role, he will develop and execute regional investment strategies, collaborate with product and marketing teams, and foster partnerships with market leaders including Australian superannuation funds.
Pedley previously worked as an executive director at JP Morgan Private Bank, senior investment specialist at ANZ and head of investment strategy at HSBC Private Bank.
Fairlight said Pedley’s regional experience would support its institutional ambitions including in Australia.
“With longstanding relationships across APAC institutional investors, family offices and asset managers, Benjamin will play a central role in the firm’s capital-raising initiatives, with a particular focus on deepening our presence across APAC. His regional network and understanding of both traditional and alternative managers make him exceptionally well positioned to support our next phase of growth.”
Secondly, it has appointed Sydney-based William George to expand the firm’s Australian footprint with family offices, advisers and superannuation investors.
George has joined the firm as a partner after three years as associate director at Australian family office network The Table Club. He brings 15 years’ experience across advisory and investment roles, including at KPMG and PAC Partners.
In his new role, George will spearhead Fairlight’s expansion into Australian markets and jointly lead the local distribution strategy alongside Fairlight co-founder Thomas Gent.
The firm is targeting advisers and family offices, while also building relationships with institutional investors including superannuation funds seeking diversified and uncorrelated return sources.
The first fund to be offered locally will be a long/short systematic, quantitative hedge fund run by global macro firm Bowmoor Capital.
Gent said: “Having known Will for some time we’re extremely pleased to welcome him as a partner of Fairlight. Not only does he share our long-term mindset and commitment to investing capital alongside clients, but he also has a well-deserved reputation for good judgment and integrity.
“We know Will will be a major asset to Fairlight and we’re pleased to welcome him to our organisation as we continue to expand into Australia.”
George said the Bowmoor strategy had particular relevance for Australian investors navigating portfolio diversification challenges.
“Tom and the team at Fairlight are building an exciting business and having done extensive due diligence on Bowmoor Capital it was clear it has an exceptional product offering in Global Alpha,” he said.
“This strategy offers a performance and liquidity profile that I believe is highly suited to the Australian adviser and family office markets and I’m looking forward to introducing this exceptional product to investors seeking truly uncorrelated sources of returns.”
