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Machine learning to revolutionise investing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... strategies." The survey also showed 45% of respondents are planning to increase allocations towards alternatives such as hedge funds, managed futures and alternative beta over the next 12 months, demonstrating that adviser sentiment remains positive. ...

Hedge fund award winner appoints senior investment analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... a new senior investment analyst. Justin Hay joins BLSEM, which recently won Best Market Neutral Fund at the annual Hedge Funds Rock & the Australian Hedge Fund Awards, from Optimal Fund Management Australia, where he was also a senior investment analyst. ...

Regal named best Australian hedge fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... 2016 at an industry awards ceremony in Sydney last night. Gathering the hedge fund sector's best and brightest, the Hedge Funds Rock and Australian Hedge Fund Awards - now in its fifteenth year - celebrate the achievements of exceptional managers while ...

Investors hard up for alternatives opportunities

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... especially true given the abundance of options available to investors, with 2,798 private capital funds and 13,725 hedge funds open for investment. "Institutional investors remain committed to alternative assets and, in most cases, far more investors ...

Netwealth enters fintech partnership

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... shares listed on the US markets. Users can view the track record and performance of source stock analysts, bloggers, hedge funds and "corporate insiders" dating back to 2009. TipRanks also allows users to use other factors such as the TipRanks Star Ranking ...

Tribeca to compete with overseas hedge funds

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
Tribeca Investment Partners has launched a Cayman vehicle for its Global Natural Resources Fund to meet international investor demand. The fund, a global long-short natural resources strategy, primarily focuses on large cap equities but invests in other ...

AB to acquire hedge fund manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... LLC and principals Stuart Davies and Vikas Kapoor, manages over US$3 billion and operates multi- and single-strategy hedge funds and private real estate funds. AB acquired the manager to expand its multi-asset and alternative investment service offerings. ...

Local hedge funds fighting for insto attention

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Local hedge funds are still battling super funds' preference to look offshore for alternatives exposure, according to Hedge Funds Rock and The Australian Hedge Fund Awards co-founder Kim Ivey. Ahead of the awards night in September, Ivey said this is ...

BTFG shutters alternatives fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... subsidiary Advance Asset Management was responsible for the joint management of the fund with Ramius. The fund of hedge funds, which aimed to generate net returns of cash plus 4-5% over a three year investment cycle, was described as "an actively managed ...

ANZ partners with Mercer for retiree portfolios

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... and incorporates low volatility equity strategies, unconstrained fixed income, real assets, inflation protection and hedge funds. "Retirees are a growing and vital segment for our advice groups that currently make up more than 40% of the overall client ...