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New video series demystifies hedge funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
London-based alternatives investment specialist Man Group has released a series of seven educational videos aimed at demystifying some of strategies and key concepts from the world of hedge funds. The short videos have been made for Man subsidiary AHL ...

K2 to list managed fund on the ASX

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... which involves less paperwork for investors because they avoid the complexities associated with unlisted funds. The hedge fund manager is expecting that units in the fund will be trading on the ASX from mid-July 2015. Units in the fund will be issued ...

FoFA among top 20 global regulatory nightmares

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
The Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform is one of the 20 most challenging pieces of regulation globally, according to a survey of 600 compliance professionals across the world. The 'Cost of compliance 2015' report by Thomson Reuters asked compliance ...

Blue Sky raises $20m for LIC

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund Limited recently completed a $20 million capital raise through a one for three non-renounceable entitlement offer. The funds raised will be used to build on the listed investment company's actively managed portfolio ...

Instos demanding multi-asset alternative strategies

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... Australian market - especially in alternatives - as local investors look to diversify beyond traditional asset classes. "The hedge fund industry has doubled since the global financial crisis and in 2014 we saw more flows into hedge funds than in any ...

Next stop: US payrolls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... "masters" - yes masters, as in masters of the universe -- Reuters was able scooped for an interview at the annual giant hedge fund Skybridge Alternatives Conference - SALT - held in Las Vegas. Ex-Fed chief Ben Bernanke was there, so is his sparring blog ...

PIMCO appoints Bernanke to advice role

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... In mid-April, the New York Times reported that Bernanke had also become a senior adviser to Citadel, a $25 billion hedge fund. Bernanke will advise the fund's investment committees on global economic and financial issues, and will meet the fund's investors. ...

AMP Capital appoints distribution head

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
AMP Capital has hired a new head of distribution for its UK and European business. John Angell will be based at the group's London office and will drive institutional sales in the region. He will also have overall responsibility for the sales of AMP ...

BetaShares launches ASX-listed hedge fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Exchange traded funds (ETF) provider BetaShares listed a hedge fund to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The BetaShares Australian Equities Strong Bear Hedge Fund will invest its assets into cash and sell equity index futures contracts (ASX ...

Hedge funds bare all to seduce instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Investors' search for yield in the current low rate, low-return perfect storm has boosted hedge fund inflows. Funds under management for the sector were up 21.7% for the two years to December 2014, according to Rainmaker Data. But a great idea, an obscure ...