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APRA hits back at hedge fund policy criticism

... retirement portfolio," McCormick said. But APRA general manager Louis Serrett, responded, "the expectations that they (hedge fund managers) raise is the driver that encourages people to invest, but those targeted returns and actual returns are very different." ...

Hedge funds underperform broader indices in March: Hennessee

... market return of 1% on the S&P 500 index and 1.28% on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index. Hedge funds have now returned 1.09% since the start of the year, compared to -3.15% on the S&P 500 and -4.19% on the ...

Select attacks APRA on hedge fund warning

Select Asset Management chief investment officer Dominic McCormick has hit back at the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority's (APRA) recent warning on the use of hedge funds, claiming that fund of hedge funds offers more, rather than less ...

Dennis Sams rejoins Towers Perrin as head of research

Dennis Sams has left InTech after three years to rejoin Towers Perrin as head of research, Towers Perrin announced today. Sams will direct, manage and co-ordinate specialist research activities and also lead the firm's research on hedge funds. "Our ...

Hedge funds grow 5% in 2002: Hennessee

The hedge fund industry grew five per cent in 2002 to a total of US$592 billion ($987 billion) through manager performance and new capital inflows, according to the ninth Annual Hennessee Hedge fund Manager Survey released today. Hedge funds outperformed ...

Select links up with European hedge fund manager

Select Asset Management today announced a joint venture with Aspect Capital that will see the European hedge fund manager take an equity holding in Select, which was formed last year in a tie-up with the Swiss-based Gottex Group. "Select is committed ...

Morning market wrap: Equities back in favour

Market expectations of a relatively quick war, which will have been reaffirmed over the weekend by the US, UK, and Australian forces' apparently rapid advance towards Baghdad, pushed shares on Wall St and in London sharply higher on Friday, completing ...

Operational issues mainly to blame for hedge fund failures

... the Capital Markets Company (Capco) recently on hedge funds, it was identified that an alarmingly high proportion of hedge fund failures can be attributed to operational issues such as misrepresentation of fund investments, misappropriation of investor ...

Half of hedge funds fail due to operational weakness: report

... conducted by US financial services technology company Capco. The study, released to coincide with mounting fears on hedge fund collapses, regulation, and transparency, revealed that the breakdown of operations, technology, and business controls leads ...

Non Government Schools fund moves into hedge funds, private equity

The $670 million Non Government Schools superannuation (NGS) fund has announced that it has expanded its range of investment options to include private equity and hedge funds. It has repackaged its 'balanced' option as a 'diversified' option, although ...

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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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