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My understanding of the APRA requirements is that all information is pooled (so it is impossible to tell which fund holds which position) and the information is lagged. In this context, the issues of potentially front running hedge funds or giving away IP are so remote as to be ridiculous.
Seems to me it is just another case of some hedge funds wanting to be treated as if they were geniuses none of the rest of us should challenge. Good hedge fund manager will not ignore the world's 3rd largest and fastest growing superannuation market - the claim that we will be ignored seems self serving at best.
I suspect Bernie Maddof would have backed up AIMA's viewpoint.