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Hedge fund adviser gets $2.7m fine

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
A US hedge fund adviser will have to cough up $2.7 million to settle SEC charges for breaching short selling rules. The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday charged Dallas-based Carlson Capital for breaching a regulation which prevents short ...

CSSA defends advice role in super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA), which represents providers of corporate super fund advisory services, is calling on the Cooper Review not to adopt the proposed choice architecture. Nick Economidis, chair of CSSA, said the choice architecture ...

Adviser recruitment plagues super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... told an ASFA conference audience yesterday that one of the supply side challenges super funds are facing is intra-fund adviser recruitment and retention. With professionally trained advisers in demand across Australia, sourcing the appropriate talent ...

Indian infrastructure investing fuels sustainability

ALEX DUNNIN IN NEW DELHI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
India is seeking US$500 billion over the next five years to help fund its national infrastructure plan, creating a big opportunity for Australian investors to get in on the ground floor. "We need this money over the next five years to fund our plan ...

Index for the smart, hedge for the stupid

LA-based investment theory and practice guru Rex Sinquefield entertained, enlightened and provoked the audience at the FPA conference last week when he questioned returns made by hedge funds and called those who invest in them "stupid". "Many people ...

ASIC bans SMSF adviser

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has moved to shut down a self managed super fund adviser after it was found the adviser had conducted business without an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) and provided misleading ...

Global hedge funds continue to deliver strong gains

Hedge funds are poised to deliver their strongest annual return since 1999, according to Van Hedge Fund Advisers. Following a further 1.1 per cent gain last month, the Van global hedge fund index has now increased by 15.7% over the 11 months to November. ...

ICI backs stronger protection for hedge fund investors

The Washington-based Investment Company Institute (ICI) has backed moves by the US' Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to tighten the regulatory framework governing hedge funds in a bid to 'protect' investors, it has announced. "The Institute ...
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