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Blue Sky grows revenue 48%

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... greater proportion of global savings to alternative assets. "Our offerings across private equity, private real estate, hedge funds and real assets (currently water and water infrastructure) uniquely position us to participate in these global trends." ...

AIMA Hedge Fund Forum targets greater cohesion

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... accounts for around $48 billion in funds under management (FUM), according to the latest ASIC figures. There are 677 hedge funds and fund of hedge funds in Australia, seven of which have FUM above $1 billion. AIMA is a not-for-profit global trade association ...

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

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... consistent, competitive risk-adjusted returns independent of the direction of financial markets. The 2013 Australian Hedge Funds Rock event celebrates the relationship between the Australian hedge fund industry and Cure Our Kids, with funds raised amounting ...

Stronger Super transparency rules too stringent: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... disclosure regulations, requiring a significant amount of detail on underlying holdings. This is particularly worrying to hedge funds, and similar alternatives, which regard investment strategies as intellectual capital.

Partnership gives local access to global hedge fund giant

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... have access to the Permal Managed Account Platform. The partnership follows Permal's acquisition of BNPP IP's fund of hedge funds business, Fauchier Partners, rebranded 'Jubilee Advisers', in March of this year. Permal, which is owned by Legg Mason ...

AQUA II exemptions unfairly favour ASX: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... as AQUA II - will only be open to simple managed investment schemes, and excludes more complicated products such as hedge funds and schemes with illiquid assets. Only AMFS-listed funds will be exempt from the lengthy 'wet signatures' rule on product ...

New deal opens Europe to Aussie AIFs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... arrangement will allow Australian fund managers to manage and market Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) - including hedge funds, private equity funds and retail funds - in the EU under the rules of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ...

Hedge funds can reduce risk, despite reputation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
Despite their growing popularity, particularly in the institutional space, hedge funds are still widely misunderstood by investors - they often have a reputation for being high risk, expensive, illiquid and difficult to access. But according to BlackRock ...

US Hedge Fund Association opens in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... in alternative investments, has established an Australian chapter. The lobbying organisation's membership includes hedge funds, funds of funds, family offices, high net worth individuals and service providers. In the US, the HFA has chapters in the Northeast ...

US regulator lifts hedge fund advertising ban

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
The US regulator has lifted a ban, allowing hedge funds to advertise to the general public for the first time in 80 years. The ban was intended to protect unsophisticated investors from high risk, illiquid investment pools. The Securities and Exchange ...