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Laminar awarded hedge fund of the year

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013
Laminar Funds took home the Australian hedge fund of the year award for its Laminar Credit Opportunities Fund at a ceremony at The Star in Sydney yesterday. The fixed interest fund invests in a range of corporate bonds, bank debt, credit derivatives ...

ASIC finds hedge funds pose no systemic risk

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... size, significance and interconnectedness of hedge funds. The findings will no doubt come as a boost to the Australian hedge fund industry today, which convenes in Sydney today for the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)'s annual forum. ...

AIMA Hedge Fund Forum targets greater cohesion

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... construction, the hedge fund industry looks set to become increasingly important in the Australian market." The Australian hedge fund industry accounts for around $48 billion in funds under management (FUM), according to the latest ASIC figures. There ...

Strong credit-based strategies contenders in 2013 Hedge Fund Award nominations

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... Neutral fund clinching the 2012 Australian Fund of the Year and the best market neutral fund awards. The Australian Hedge Fund Awards aim to recognise managers that display performance in keeping with the objectives of the hedge fund industry. This includes ...

Select hedge fund partners Neuberger Berman

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
Select Investment Partners has appointed Neuberger Berman Australia as an investment advisory for its Select Alternatives Portfolio. The group said the partnership would enhance its research capability, adding that it was considering improving liquidity ...

Retail MySuper to put NFPs on back foot

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... MySuper strategy and why it is worth operating and running a more diversified program," Costello told the Australian Hedge Fund Forum yesterday. He was expressing a concern held by many alternatives providers that the current industry "fixation" on lowering ...

New hedge fund rules for post-GFC environment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... risks involved to better protect investors following recent high-profile cases of fraud. Addressing the Australian Hedge Fund Forum yesterday, ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer said the rules had been strongly influenced by the $176 million collapse of Trio ...

Equity based strategies hedge fund winners

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... now a director of Nanuk Asset Management and a director CQS Australia, received the Contribution to the Australian Hedge Fund Industry award, while Ascalon was recognised as Best Investor Supporting Australian Managers. "The outstanding performance of ...

Super funds push for better hedge fund governance

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... hedge fund assets with more than $13 billion invested in the sector. The principles were released at the Australian Hedge Fund Forum 2011 in association with AIMA Australia held in Sydney this week.

Hedge fund forum delivers expert speakers next month

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... treated to investment panels and star speakers from the superannuation and hedge fund industries at the Australian Hedge Fund Forum next month. The keynote address will be given by Australian Securities and Investment Commission chairman Greg Medcraft ...