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NY fund sues BP over oil spill losses

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... hiring law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll to represent the fund in a class action against BP. DiNapoli is accusing the fund of misleading investors about its safety procedures and strategies on handling disasters, such as the recent oil spill in ...

AustralianSuper and AMP fight for super's most wanted

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... offering] as the core option within AMP Flexible Lifetime Super. But for those who didn't make it to the top five super fund of choice, the survey found three key factors that would prompt fund members to switch: better investment returns (65.1 per cent) ...

Global hedge fund market shows signs of life

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... hedge funds out of the market. Ben Funk, managing director and head of research at Liongate Capital Management, a hedge fund of fund (HFoF) that manages more than $3 billion, said hedge funds across the market are starting to attract money again. "From ...

Credit Suisse to focus on alternatives and EM

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
Credit Suisse Investments Australia (Credit Suisse) will focus on alternative investments and emerging markets after it sold the bulk of its fund offerings - credit and property portfolios worth $1.8 billion - to fund manager Challenger. While Credit ...

Hermes appoints ex-Fortis chief

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... roles at Prudential Corporation and William M Mercer. Hermes is a multi-boutique asset manager. Areas of expertise include fund of hedge funds, global credit, global equity and European equity add to the organically grown emerging market, small and mid-cap ...

HSBC funds now on IOOF platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... through IOOF's investment platforms, including Pursuit Select. The HSBC GH Diversified Strategy Fund provides access to a fund of hedge funds strategy, investing in more than 50 hedge funds globally. It gives investors exposure to a diversified, actively ...

UniSuper restructures management

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... the end of August 2010 while UniSuper transitions to the new structure, and to assist in assessing the impacts on the fund of current regulatory policy reviews including the Cooper and Henry Reviews. "The ultimate aim of this restructure is to achieve ...

Fortitude close to deal with dealer group

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... director and chief investment officer at Fortitude Capital, said the hedge fund's traditional client base is offshore fund of funds, but financial planning clients are demanding more low-volatility strategies. "I think they're a little closer to the ...

UK council seeks global infrastructure manager

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... According to a tender document, the council is looking to appoint a fund manager to invest more than $80 million, based on a "fund of fund" approach. "Only fund of fund approaches will be considered, on either a polled fund or segregated account basis," ...

Russell hires Telstra Super portfolio manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... consulting. Connolly will be responsible for undertaking due diligence on alternative investment strategies including funds and fund of funds, as well as working with Russell's clients on formulating and implementing alternative investment programs. ...