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Investment FUM nears $1.4 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... fastest growing asset classes over the 12 months were private equity which increased 28%, Infrastructure (up 18%), hedge funds (up 17%), Australian fixed (up 12%) and active extension (up 11%). The five slowest growing asset classes over the year were ...

BlackRock appoints head of strategy group

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... tandem with stocks and bonds." BlackRock manages approximately US$105 bn in alternative assets globally, including hedge funds, private equity and real estate as at December 31, 2011. Pacini's appointment is effective immediately.

APRA accepts EU from former Trio director

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... as the responsible entity of a managed investment scheme known as the Astarra Strategic Fund (the ASF), a fund of hedge funds. Last month the government annoucned it would begin reimbursing the super accounts of over 5,000 people whose retirement savings ...

Hedge fund FUM to hit $2.3 trillion by year end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... "Performance continues to be key, and an increasing number of institutional investors recognise the added benefits hedge funds offer to their portfolios," said Anita Nemes, global head of capital introduction at Deutsche Bank. "An impressive 80% of institutional ...

ASIC releases hedge funds guidance

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
ASIC has released new disclosure benchmarks and principles for hedge funds in its consultation draft regulatory guidance with the intent to improve investor risk awareness. Consultation Paper 174 Hedge Funds: Improving disclosure - Further Consultation ...

Australia doesn't need a SWF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... investor. Its impact on the funds management market is so significant that Rainmaker notes it is the largest investor into hedge funds and international property, the second largest into cash and alternatives, the third largest holder of international ...

Not enough US retail hedge funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... should consider developing products for the under serviced retail sector. "Globally, institutional capital invested in hedge funds and funds of funds represents about $1.1 trillion. However, in the retail world, the amount in hedge funds is very small," ...

Solaris names new resource analyst

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... also been appointed as Solaris' head of legal and compliance. Hill's experience includes working with equity funds, hedge funds and mergers & acquisitions.

Volcker Rule dramatics continue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... finance sector lobbyists. The Volcker Rule restricts to 3% the proportion of tier one capital that banks can invest into hedge funds and private equity and places heavy limits on the extent to which banks can trade on their own account. While the US ...

Instos embrace low volatility equity portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... flexible in accessing the equity market with different benchmarks, moving closer to less benchmark constrained through hedge funds or alternatives or alternatives benchmarks," said Hargis. According to Hargis, while this approach may lag in bull markets ...