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Former Perpetual exec to head Market Vectors

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... development. Before that he worked for Credit Suisse as head of product development specialising in alternative investments, hedge funds, commodities and private equity. "Arian has exceptional knowledge and experience in product development, strategy ...

Macquarie Group tops global alternative investment table

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... Alternatives Survey covers seven asset classes including real estate, direct private equity, private equity funds, direct hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, infrastructure and commodities. Real estate managers have the largest share of assets (34% and ...

Bloomberg ASEAN roadshow kicks off

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... years. The ASEAN bonds issuance was also record high in 2012." Bloomberg's target audience for this new service are hedge funds, asset managers and regional banks. The roadshow event travels to five countries between 4 - 18 July including Singapore ...

Endowment bond product frees SMSFs to add risk

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... be free to position their portfolios for the longer term, perhaps choosing a bundle of direct shares or exposure to hedge funds and other racier instruments. EBX chief operating officer Andrew Bennett said the bonds had received a positive reception ...

Former Deutsche PM joins 90 West

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... Sullivan gained experience managing pre and post-tax portfolios for retail investors. He assisted with the development of hedge funds at Deutsche and moved into Goldman Sachs to trade long short Australian equities. 90 West said he has strong risk management ...

FUM breaks through pre-GFC barrier

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... five fastest growing asset classes over the 12 months to end March 2013 were international equities, infrastructure, hedge funds, cash and Australian equities.

US hedge funds abandon Europe on new regulations

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
A number of large US hedge funds have scrapped plans to enter Europe and have put existing operations under review in response to new European regulation, the Financial Times has reported. Their retreat comes in response to the arrival of the Alternative ...

Abenomics strengthens investment ties with Japan

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... market remains cheap and is still shy of its 50-year historic average. "The fast money has headed in quick. Many of the hedge funds are all in, but the institutional market has been slow to react. Not even the Japanese investors have fully participated ...

ASIC to accept submissions for 'hedge fund' definition

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... definition of 'hedge fund' and affects a number of funds that do not exhibit the same risks to investors as 'true' hedge funds, ASIC said. The commencement of the regulatory guide 'Hedge Funds: improving disclosure' has been postponed until February ...

Peak6 $1bn capital raise boosted by Aussie instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... sophisticated and, provided you continue to deliver, they have a reputation for sticking with their managers," he continued. "Hedge funds run into trouble when they take on hot money that doesn't stick around." The fund itself invests 75% of its portfolio ...