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Crisis deepens for van Eyk Blueprint funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... for the crisis has been aimed at Artefact Partners, an underlying manager in the International Shares Fund. The UK hedge fund allegedly invested in a portfolio that did not meet the liquidity requirements stipulated in the mandate. Van Eyk has reportedly ...

State Street appoints head of alternatives in Asia

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
State Street's new head of alternatives for Asia Pacific will look after the organisation's hedge fund, private equity and real estate businesses in the region. Bob Keogh will be based in Hong Kong and has more than two decades of experience in financial ...

Ascalon nabs sales execs from Triple-A Partners

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... to that he was Colonial First State head of hedge funds, where he oversaw the launch and management of the manager's hedge fund of funds product. "Having one of Australia's most experienced alternative asset specialists join the Ascalon family leverages ...

A quarter of global instos plan to grow alternatives investment teams

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... plans to grow their investment teams over the next two years while 30% have already done so, sourcing private equity, hedge fund, real estate and infrastructure opportunities over the past two years. As alternative assets become an ever more important ...

Blue Sky reveals asset allocation of first alternatives LIC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... Access Fund into a range of alternative assets including private equity and venture capital, water and agriculture, a hedge fund and private real estate. The Listed Investment Company (LIC) is Australia's only listed diversified alternatives investment ...

Select brings Neuberger Berman hedge fund strategy to Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
... alternatives, multi strategy option that seeks absolute returns through an active allocation to a select group of established hedge fund managers, diversified across strategy types and geographies." The strategy offers daily liquidity and pricing as ...

Hedge funds risk collapse without middle office upgrades

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... investor scrutiny of manager reporting and disclosure standards, according to global post-trade technology provider Omgeo. Hedge fund managers have historically focused their investment on talent and systems at the front end but a more challenging regulatory ...

Challenger adds Australian equity boutique

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... responsibility for managing a US Small Caps fund, a research analyst for the US consumer sector and a member of the US hedge fund team. AretA(C) will initially specialise in small- and mid-cap Australian equities but is not limited by the size of company ...

Frantic pace of alternatives growth revealed

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... manager with $48bn. Blackstone is the largest FoHF manager with $54bn, while Bridgewater Associates is the largest hedge fund manager with $87bn. BlackRock is the largest commodities manager with $53bn, M&G Investments is the largest illiquid credit ...

ASIC considers compulsory advice for complex products

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
Mandatory financial advice for the sale of complex products is among the measures the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is considering to protect consumers from the risks posed by these investment vehicles. In a newly published ...