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Powerwrap inks strategic partnership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... Capital. The firm is new on the scene, and plans to roll out a menu of 50 real estate, private equity, private credit and hedge funds to investors. A further 50 funds are slated for inclusion on the platform within the next 12 months. The deal sees Powerwrap ...

Realigning remuneration expectations

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... says incentives will be down 30-40% (or more) this year. Asset management jobs' total incentives will fall 3%, while hedge funds and private equity compensation will be either flat or rise up to 5%. For asset management, Johnson Associates is advising ...

Hedge funds rally in April, but YTD still bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
New data has revealed that hedge funds around the globe staged a recovery in April, with a positive aggregate return of more than 5%. It follows a disappointing March, with almost all the hedge funds tracked by a global database and analytics tool in ...

Future Fund not buying the oil dip

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... said in a media briefing for Future Fund's quarterly results on Monday. He said the fund's exposure to oil is through hedge funds and other investment managers who may invest in the asset class from time to time. "We are always interested in different ...

No golden ticket for super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... for institutions like super funds which often have exposures to gold via allocations to real assets, commodities and hedge funds. "Some Australian equity strategies may serve as a proxy for commodity investments, including gold, given the importance ...

Diversification pays off for some, but not all: bfinance

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... a very substantial minority have been disappointed in the results so far in areas such as investment grade credit, hedge funds and multi-asset. "We expect considerable scrutiny of manager selection, strategy selection and asset allocation as the dust ...

BlackRock appoints Asia Pacific ETF head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... worked for Deutsche Bank's equity structured products group, where he was involved in the delivery of solutions for hedge funds, pensions and endowments. "I'm very excited to join the team in bringing ETFs into BlackRock clients' investment making process. ...

Investment manager criminally charged

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... and OTC ('over the counter') derivatives. SGSA's clients are wholesale clients, including financial institutions, hedge funds, asset managers, and various corporate clients. The Corporations Act said that an AFS licence holder must ensure client money ...

Alternatives to lead the way: J.P. Morgan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... Khazzam said in a world where public markets could continue to be volatile, investors will want asset classes, like hedge funds, that can benefit from the dispersion that comes with that volatility. "Alternatives provide a place for investors to ride ...

Preqin opens Australian office

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... deals and exits) for six main alternative asset classes: private equity, real estate, infrastructure, private debt, hedge funds, natural resources. It already has about 100 clients in Australia. Most recognisably, it tracks the activity in Australia's ...