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Liongate snags $1 billion in mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... Jeff Holland, of particular interest to investors is the Liongate Multi-Strategy Fund - a diversified portfolio of hedge funds that aims to deliver a consistent annual return to investors of between 12 to 18 per cent. And while the fund may have lost ...

Future Fund seeks debt expert

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
The $58 billion Future Fund is looking to recruit a senior analyst specialising in debt and hedge funds. A recent statement on the Future Fund website notes that the fund is hunting for a senior analyst to focus on manager research in the debt and hedge ...

Select exits third party distribution

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
... returns from its underlying Gottex investments, as previously highlighted to investors in this fund. "We don't believe hedge funds of funds will have a long term future in the retail market... we believe there is still an appetite [for hedge FoFs] in ...

UK pensions turn to alternatives

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
UK pension funds are increasingly diversifying into hedge funds, global tactical asset allocation (GTAA) and active currency strategies, according to a Mercer survey. The firm's European Asset Allocation Survey found UK pension fund allocations to equity ...

BT winds up Global Return fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... Global Return fund provided investors with a range of alternative investment strategies using a number of international hedge funds. The investment program was being managed by fund of hedge fund manager, Grosvenor Capital Management LP. The fund lost ...

Long and short funds merge to ride crisis

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
The financial crisis could bridge the gap between diametrically opposed asset managers with more hedge funds merging with long-only funds to slash operational costs, predicts consultancy firm Accenture. Mark Halverson, global executive partner, wealth ...

US firm launches hedge fund rep ETF

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... income arbitrage. The ETF also invests in a number of ETFs on the market to build the portfolio and does not invest in hedge funds. According to the firm, the ETF structure provides lower fees than a typical hedge fund strategy, greater transparency ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... trillion ($A1.4 trillion) to the International Monetary Fund and other institutions and create stricter rules for hedge funds. The Dow Jones Industrial Average settled up 216.48 points, or 2.79 per cent, to 7,978.08. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 ...

VFMC chief Syd Bone leaves

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... director of global small companies, emerging markets and global large companies and Keith Dickie, investment director of hedge funds also left. In a separate development, VFMC has appointed a new non-executive chairman, John Fraser, who is the chief ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... unveiled a sweeping overhaul of the financial system designed to place greater regulation on big market players like hedge funds. The Dow Jones industrial average settled up 174.75 points, or 2.25 per cent, to 7,924.56. The Standard & Poor's 500 index ...