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Hedge funds up 2.4% in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... on this data, 65% of funds delivered positive returns in 2015, with the best-performing strategies being equity market neutral/quant, long/short equity and multi-strategy. On average, AIMA's statement continued, hedge funds outperformed equities and ...

20pct tax rebate is budget neutral: FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
Lifting the superannuation guarantee to 12% and pushing a 20% rebate on marginal tax rates for super contributions would have no effect on the federal budget. This is according to the latest modeling from PwC prepared for the Financial Services Council ...

IFM Investors launches new equities team

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... running three strategies: Australian long-only active equity, Australian long-short equity and Asia long-short market neutral. IFM Investors said these capabilities will complement the firm's existing strategies, including enhanced passive Australian ...

Nikko returns global equities to overweight stance

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... Management's global investment committee (GIC) has lifted its stance on global equities to moderately overweight from neutral, citing healthy economic growth prospects in the United States. The Tokyo-based company's investment committee maintained an ...

New alternative beta fund answers hedge fund short-comings

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... opportunities can be harvested from a number of beta sources familiar to hedge fund investors: long-term trend following, market neutral momentum, value, quality, selling options and currency carry trade. While these strategies were formerly the preserve ...

ASIC sees potential for "large scale loss" in robo-advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... contemplating to regulate the sector separately from other financial services providers. "Our view is that the legislation is tech neutral. The same standards will apply whether it's technology-based advice, or face to face." She said that robo-advice ...

FEATURE: The great race to invest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... Capital recently appointed three new members to its distribution team ahead of the launch of its Global Equities Market Neutral Fund, built in partnership with US quantitative manager PanAgora Asset Manager. At the same time, Ironbark Asset Management ...

Multi-asset funds rated high but risk disappointment

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... were awarded Silver ratings and 14 other strategies got the Bronze rating. Three UBS Tactical funds were upgraded from Neutral to Bronze because they provide "sound low-cost strategic asset allocation with a thorough tactical asset allocation overlay ...

Australia back on the radar for international capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... enough to get them interested again. "Foreign investors don't even need to get that excited. Just moving back towards neutral could bring enough capital flow to get things moving," Moffitt continued. "I'm not outright bullish but I'm more positive than ...

Pengana grows team ahead of fund launch

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... launch of a new fund. The appointments were announced as the manager prepares for the launch of the Global Equities Market Neutral Fund at Christmas. The fund has been built in partnership with US quantitative manager PanAgora Asset Management and will ...