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Hedge funds outperform: Research

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... titled 'The Value of the Hedge Fund Industry to Investors, Markets and the Broader Economy' found that, per annum, hedge funds returned 9.07% on average after fees between 1994 and 2011. This is compared to 7.18% for global stocks, 6.25% for global bonds ...

SWFs jump 16% to $4.62tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... Australia's de facto SWF the Future Fund, holds only about 5% of its FUM in private equity instead showing a preference for hedge funds to gain its alternatives exposure.

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 ...

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," ...

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 ...

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.