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FUM market slides back to $1.4tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... whopping 33% since its March 2009," revealed the researcher. The five fastest growing asset classes are ethical/SRI, hedge funds, international property, international fixed and Australian equities. The cash weighting across the FUM market has continued ...

Trio directors accept APRA suspension

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... The regulator found the directors acted in a similar manner towards the Astarra Strategic Fund (the ASF), a fund of hedge funds. APRA's investigations into Trio are continuing.

Hedge fund forum delivers expert speakers next month

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... the portfolio which has taken four years to build from scratch, he said. "We have two allocations... to Australian hedge funds, plus we also have a third in a 1/30/30 manager, so we have made some allocations there," he said. Tomlinson said SunSuper ...

Hedge fund forum to tackle tough questions

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... Economic opportunities in the $1.3 trillion superannuation industry, the regulatory environment and opportunities for hedge funds in Asia are all up for discussion in the upcoming AIMA Australia Australian Hedge Fund Forum. On September 13, AIMA Australia ...

School's in for hedge funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... University of Pennsylvania and New York University have been ranked the top universities for breaking into the US hedge funds industry. Global hedge funds are estimated to now be running $2 trillion worldwide. In Australia they run approximately $50 ...

Rates rise in Italy while Cypriot pension funds withdraw cash

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... cash deposit allocations and are looking at alternative investments such as pooled money market funds, other banks, hedge funds, private equity and infrastructure.

Instos go direct as hedge funds industry moves

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
Institutions are seeking direct and customised hedge fund investments in favour of commingled fund of hedge funds, as the alternative asset class attempts to reinvent itself. A new report from State Street, Hedge Funds: Rebuilding on a New Foundation ...

Super funds chase CPI linked assets

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... behalf of pension funds grew 16% in 2010. The research, which covers real estate, private equity fund of funds, fund of hedge funds, infrastructure and commodities, included ten Australian alternatives managers with combined AUM of US$190.8 billion. ...

Yale returns tough to replicate: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... pushed pension funds around the world, and in Australia, to increase their alternatives exposure particularly into hedge funds. But Dr Ludovic Phalippou of the SaA-d Business School at the University of Oxford said achieving these returns in the real ...

HSBC targets instos with hedge fund solution

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
Institutional investors want more dynamic and interactive ways to invest in hedge funds according to HSBC, which has launched its customised hedge fund and alternative solutions in Australia. HSBC Alternative Investments Limited (HAIL) is a hedge fund ...