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ASIC opens dialogue with hedge funds

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Greg Medcraft told the Alternative Investment Association (AIMA) Australian Hedge Fund Forum in Sydney that greater regulatory focus on the hedge fund industry is a post-GFC fact of life, but that it is part of a new dialogue. The new ASIC chairman ...

Hedge fund forum delivers expert speakers next month

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... treated to investment panels and star speakers from the superannuation and hedge fund industries at the Australian Hedge Fund Forum next month. The keynote address will be given by Australian Securities and Investment Commission chairman Greg Medcraft ...

Hedge fund forum to tackle tough questions

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... environment and opportunities for hedge funds in Asia are all up for discussion in the upcoming AIMA Australia Australian Hedge Fund Forum. On September 13, AIMA Australia will host the Australian Hedge Fund Forum 2011 in Sydney to discuss the big issues ...

Rising tide lifts hedge funds in September

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
Despite failing to match the performance of benchmark indices in September, Australian and international hedge funds are out in front, year to date, and on a rolling 12-month basis, new figures show. According to the Australian Fund Monitors Hedge Fund ...

Regal bags hedge fund award

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... than 14 per cent per year on average, net of fees, in the past five years. The fund previously won the Best Australian Hedge Fund at the same award's ceremony in 2008.

HFA to re-open flagship fund

HFA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... redemptions with 30 days notice to quarterly periods with the same number of days notice. This comes after six Australian hedge fund managers were considerig suspending or closing their fund's redemption or application terms following the ban on short ...

Regulators tighten grip on hedge funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... to explore common reporting and regulations of hedge funds - developments that could set the template for Australian hedge fund regulation. The two financial services regulators said last week in a press statement that they would explore "common approaches ...

Industry awards top hedge funds in 2009

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
It was standing room only at last night's Australian Hedge Fund Industry Awards, an event that recognised the country's top-performing hedge funds while raising money for children's cancer charity, Cure Our Kids. Taking the top award as Australian Hedge ...

PM Capital readies for recovery

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... manager, McGowen was the founder and chief executive at Fortitude Capital, which was awarded the AIMA 2008 Australian Hedge Fund of the Year. At PM Capital, McGowen will work across all the fund manager's equity portfolios and manage the buy and write ...

Return of the hedge funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
Global hedge funds have hit the ground running this year, returning 0.42 per cent in January while the S&P 500 Total Return and MSCI World Equity indices lost more than eight per cent. According to a VanMac report, the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index ...