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Asian private equity grows rapidly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... MSCI Pacific and MSCI EMF indices over the one, three- and five-year periods. The only caveat is these private equity returns refer to the derived IRR (internal rate of return) metric rather than the objectively measured headline actual return delivered ...

Bentham attracts new super mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... investors are being rewarded with these higher yields yet substantially less risk than equities." Bentham's three year returns per annum to the end of March 2012 for its three wholesale funds range between; 26.8% for High Yield (non-investment grade ...

Australia's finely balanced $376bn budget

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... dropping so deeply is also expected to see further falls in the AUD and push up bond prices which should see fixed interest returns staying comfortably in double digit territory thus maintaining pressure on super fund trustees to increase their allocations ...

BlackRock funds target new investment climate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
BlackRock Australia has launched two new funds that aim to achieve returns through long/short investment strategies, in response to what the company views as long-term market conditions. "It is unlikely we will see a return to the highly liquid, low ...

Instos missing ETF options

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... to change sector allocations, market-time trades or deviate from the benchmark index as they see fit, thereby producing returns that may deviate from the underlying index.

Private equity tax treatment under scrutiny

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... invested $50m in the market straight away. You have to understand how the private equity commitment will work and when returns will come," Elliott said. QIC, which holds super mandates within its private equity program, believes the nature of returns ...

Axioma reveals downward risk trends

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... benchmarks with lower correlation and volatility. Hamilton said the ASX-200 was up almost 9% during the quarter, with positive returns each month during the period. "At the same time, risk on the ASX-200 fell substantially, driven by a sharp decrease ...

Merlon fund switches to monthly distributions

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... for some time said Merlon Capital Partners chief executive officer, Neil Margolis. "Most managers seek to maximise total returns from equities with less regard for the income component. This means their returns have historically been skewed towards growth ...

The revival of stock picking

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
Despite the poor returns of a long/short equity strategy last year, stock picking is the area in which to make the best money in the current environment, according to a bold prediction from fund of hedge fund manager Fauchier Partners. Success however ...

Hedge fund investors win in fees makeover

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... excuse not to offer concessions. "Hedge fund managers should be compensated for their skill and not for delivering market returns. The separation of these two elements is complex, but in our view worth analysing in detail. "The structure of both hedge ...