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Market shocks likely: Advance Asset Management

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... traditional alternatives such as commodities. We're talking more absolute returns; we're talking long-short, arbitrage, more hedge funds." This strategy can protect returns from a downturn and the resulting inflation, while equities can remain an "engine ...

AIMA helping super funds plan HF moves

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... more funds to suitable Australian alternative managers. Recent data from administrator GlobeOp showed that in June hedge funds globally suffered the largest withdrawals in assets since October 2009 with both The Economist and Thompson Reuters labelling ...

Improve risk management to target fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... increasing realisation of the high beta component of the returns," said O'Connor. Responding to this, some of these fund of hedge funds are trying to better implement their market neutral strategies and "make sure that it diversifies and provides stronger ...

Instreet launches structured product

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... equity markets and can provide an exposure to alternative assets through a process which is more transparent than hedge funds. Lucas said the product is designed for advisers who want positive returns even when the markets only post modest returns. "We ...

A-REIT concentration raises active mgt questions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... dedicated A-REIT fund managers have declined in market share and now represent only a minority, with equity fund managers, hedge funds and direct retail investors now being major shareholders, according to Morris. "Each of these investor types consider ...

BlackRock to buy private equity business

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... a statement issued by BlackRock on Tuesday. BlackRock last year expanded its alternatives division, which includes hedge funds, real estate funds and private equity, with the Swiss Re addition contributing to infrastructure capabilities. "In an environment ...

UHNWs target PE, commodities, real estate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... that ultra-high-net-worth investors have increased their municipal bond holdings but decreased their investments in hedge funds and funds of funds. Investment trends of ultra high networth families are important because they historically foreshadow trends ...

Premium China expands distribution team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... don't understand." Although Australians are comfortable with equities and post-GFC have a reasonable understanding of hedge funds and alternatives, the level of education needed on debt is significant, Wu believes. "Because of the environment we are ...

UHNW take $720bn hit in 2011

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... Wealth Report. The result reflected the segment's preferences for higher risk but less liquid investments such as hedge funds, commercial real estate and private equity, said Dorus van den Biezenbos, wealth management specialist at Capgemini Australia ...

Investment grade wine attracts global wealth

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... market has historically moved independently of major equity-type asset classes and has not correlated strongly with hedge funds, gold or other commodities. "Over the last 10.5 years the Liv-ex 100 Index has had a correlation of 0.34 with the S&P 500 ...