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ASIC finds hedge funds pose no systemic risk

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... the Australian hedge fund industry today, which convenes in Sydney today for the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)'s annual forum. Hedge funds ASIC identified account for only a small share of Australia's $2.1 trillion managed funds ...

Hedge fund industry calls for consistent global regulatory framework

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
Global hedge fund industry body, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has called for greater consistency in in global regulations governing the industry in its newly published statement of policy principles. The paper builds on a ...

Hedge funds fear 'draconian' disclosure rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... unlike APRA, the data will be publicly available. According to Nikki Bentley of the Alternative Investment Management Association, the requirements undermine the hedge fund model. "Hedge fund managers are concerned that the current framework does not ...

AIMA Hedge Fund Forum targets greater cohesion

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) will come together to promote greater cohesion within the fractured local hedge fund industry at its up-coming annual forum. The AIMA Hedge Fund Forum has been created by the industry to foster ...

Alternatives beyond reach for in-house

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... together." The actual implementation can then be handled externally, he said. The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) recently said that it would be working with local super funds on scenario analyses for moving more funds to suitable ...

AIMA helping super funds plan HF moves

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
The Alternative Investment Management Association will be working with local super funds on scenario analyses for moving more funds to suitable Australian alternative managers. Recent data from administrator GlobeOp showed that in June hedge funds globally ...

Hedge funds outperform: Research

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... and with lower volatility and risk than equities," said Andrew Baker, CEO of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). "The most interesting point to come out of this research is that it disproves common public misconceptions that hedge ...

US unlikely to follow EU short selling ban

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... and possibly lead to increase funding costs. Andrew Baker, chief executive of the Alternative Investment Management Association told eFinancial News that "It could not only reduce liquidity and increase volatility in debt markets, but also increase government ...

Super funds push for better hedge fund governance

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... the initiative. They are members of the Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) Australia, the representative body of the hedge fund industry in Australia. The set of principles are non-enforceable ...

Hedge fund forum delivers expert speakers next month

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... manager at SunSuper, will also be speaking at the event. In an interview with the Alternative Investment Management Association of Australia (AIMA), who organised the event, Tomlinson said SunSuper was looking for the best managers in the service strategy ...