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Blue Sky reports $2.6 million profit

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported an underlying net profit after tax of $2.6 million for the half year ending 31 December 2014. Underlying revenue stood at $16.5 million, up from $7.2 million in the prior corresponding period. The directors ...

Alternatives sector shaped by regulation, customer demand

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... appears to be the source of these demands, according to Lonsec senior investment analyst Stewart Gault. "The traditional hedge fund investor base of family offices and high net worth individuals has been supplanted over time by large institutional investors ...

Hedge funds were top alternatives performers in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... 2011. In 2013, for example, average returns were 12.25%, according to Preqin's 2015 Global Alternatives Report. But hedge fund assets grew from $2.66 trillion at the end of 2013 to just under $3.02 trillion. Assets held by private equity hedge funds ...

FEATURE: A new world order in active management

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... the largest public pension fund in the US. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) ditched its hedge fund allocation "as part of an ongoing effort to reduce complexity and costs in its investment program." Statisticians have also ...

Hedge fund growth problem not helped by new products

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
Hedge fund managers pinning their hopes on new products to drive inflows and business growth are underestimating the costs involved as well as the effect on margins, a new report from EY has found. The global survey compared opinions from 100 hedge ...

Geared BetaShares ETF upgraded by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider BetaShares has seen its Geared Australian Equity Fund (hedge fund) upgraded to a 'Recommended' rating by Lonsec. Trading under the ASX code GEAR, the fund provides investors with a simple way to gain cost-effective ...

ASIC to crack down on big four, AMP and Macquarie

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... entities quickly and effectively where necessary." The regulator will also "gather data on hedge funds through the global hedge fund survey to identify risks relating to gatekeeper conduct in this sector. "We remain concerned about the culture of financial ...

Van Eyk goes into liquidation

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... Macquarie Group, decided toA terminate nine funds under the Blueprint series. The suspended funds had given mandates to UK hedge fund Artefact Partners, which was allegedly invested in a portfolio that did not meet the liquidity requirements stipulated ...

Scale drove CalPERS hedge fund move

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
Lack of hedge fund scale forced CalPERS to abandon the sector, not the inability of hedge funds to perform Last month the US$300 billion California public sector pension fund rattled global hedge fund managers when they announced they were cashing out ...

Van Eyk finds buyer for NZ business

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... Macquarie Group, decided to terminate nine funds under the Blueprint series. The suspended funds had given mandates to UK hedge fund Artefact Partners, which was allegedly invested in a portfolio that did not meet the liquidity requirements stipulated ...