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Fund managers responding to customer demands: KPMG

The Australian funds management industry is reshaping its culture, and is focussed on providing better returns and better service to customers, according to a new survey by management consultant KPMG Australia. The survey found that few Australian fund ...

Global hedge funds return 1.2% in June: VAN

The VAN global hedge fund index, a series measuring the performance of over 800 hedge funds globally, rose 1.2 per cent in June, according to VAN Hedge Fund Advisors International Inc. The cumulative increase for the first half of 2003 was 8.0%, Van ...

US regulator warned of hedge fund risks

... financial acumen and advanced analytical skills", the ICI said. "Given the current state of knowledge, hedge funds or hedge fund investment strategies would not seem to be warranted for average individual investors." The SEC recently announced it would ...

Assirt awards five stars to Basis Capital's Aust-rim Opportunity hedge fund

Assirt rating house has given hedge fund manager Basis Capital Funds Management Limited a five star rating for its credit strategy fund - Basis Aust-Rim Opportunity Fund, judging it to be "very strong". " Assirt has implemented a rating process tailored ...

APRA announces results of super hedge fund survey

... about the uninformed use of hedge funds earlier this year, showed that 15 per cent of surveyed trustees reported making hedge fund investments, the aggregate amount of which totalled $1.25 billion. The regulator's general manager, specialised institutions ...

AMP Henderson enters domestic hedge fund market

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Property asset manager AMP Henderson Global Investors has entered the domestic hedge fund market with its launch of the AMP Henderson Australian Equity Market Neutral Fund. The fund will initially be offered on a select basis to existing Australian ...

Van Global hedge fund climbs 3.4% in May

The Van Global Hedge Fund Index rose 3.4 per cent net of fees in May - increasing its year-to-date return to 6.7% net - and hedge funds experienced their best results since August 2000, Van Hedge Fund Advisors International (VAN) has announced. Excluding ...

Hedge fund survey reveals knowledge gap, yet increased demand

... recognise that hedge funds have moved beyond the speculative vehicles they were perceived as years ago". In terms of hedge fund selection, the survey said, the most important aspects for investors are "reduction of volatility, a track record and the ...

Single manager products a dying breed: InvestorWeb

The rise of master trusts and wraps in the retail market is strangling the single manager multi asset product, according to InvestorWeb Research. In its inaugural multi manager superannuation survey, it said that the largest corporate super funds in ...

Macquarie relaunches Fusion Funds after Tax Act change

Macquarie has relaunched its Fusion Funds product after the Government's recent proposal to amend the Tax Act relating to capital protected products. The relaunched version of the offer will include capital protection of the investment through a 'put' ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA | 12:25PM

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:30PM

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:21PM

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI | 12:13PM

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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