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Super funds push for better hedge fund governance

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... billion combined, are behind the initiative. They are members of the Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) Australia, the representative body of the hedge fund industry in Australia. The set of ...

ASIC opens dialogue with hedge funds

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Greg Medcraft told the Alternative Investment Association (AIMA) Australian Hedge Fund Forum in Sydney that greater regulatory focus on the hedge fund industry is a post-GFC fact of life, but that it is part of a new dialogue. The new ASIC chairman ...

Deutsche Asset Management adds to Fixed Income team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Deutsche Bank's Asset Management business has appointed credit analyst Jennifer Wee to its fixed income team based in Melbourne. Wee will work with local team members Chris Siniakov, Andrew Canobi and Steve Sutcliffe on the management of Deutsche Asset ...

AQR earns $150m of mandates for hedge fund strategy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... institutional flows and the strategy is now available through various platforms. AQR is a Connecticut-based alternative investment management firm with more than $40 billion in assets under management, around $8 billion of which is from Australia and ...

Liquidity strength in CTAs

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... several product structures to collapse," said Keary. Keary believes Australian investors are facing a smaller alternative investment pool due to these issues with liquidity and demand for clearer investment products. "There are circumstances where CTAs ...

Prime Super buys hospital carparks for stable revenue, growth

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
Superannuation fund Prime Super has made a large infrastructure investment, buying a stake in nine Australian hospital carparks. The rural and regional fund, which has just under $1.2 billion in funds under management, has invested through buying a ...

Hedge fund forum delivers expert speakers next month

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... Tomlinson, portfolio manager at SunSuper, will also be speaking at the event. In an interview with the Alternative Investment Management Association of Australia (AIMA), who organised the event, Tomlinson said SunSuper was looking for the best managers ...

Hedge fund forum to tackle tough questions

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... hedge fund investing, building a successful hedge fund business, new manager strategies, as well as an alternative investment industry overview from ASIC's Chairman, Greg Medcraft," said AIMA. Attendees can register here

Rates rise in Italy while Cypriot pension funds withdraw cash

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
Troubles have again surfaced in the Eurozone with markets concerned over Italian public debt and Cypriot pension funds withdrawing cash from banks exposed to the Greek sovereign debt crisis. The yield on 10-year Italian BTP bonds has risen to 6.26 per ...

Towers Watson grows team after benefiting from super mergers

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... leverage associated with infrastructure and private equity investments are other areas of caution. One alternative investment that clients have been hungry for in recent months is specialist credit as traditional sources of funding for private equity ...