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Instos cool on direct infrastructure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... are snubbing direct infrastructure projects and fund-of-fund strategies for distressed assets, private equity and hedge funds in the next 12 to 24 months, according to a survey. The Alternative Investment Summit Industry Survey, conducted in January ...

Return of the hedge funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
Global hedge funds have hit the ground running this year, returning 0.42 per cent in January while the S&P 500 Total Return and MSCI World Equity indices lost more than eight per cent. According to a VanMac report, the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index ...

ETF assets to reach $1.6 trillion

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... report's key findings include around 40 to 50 per cent of ETF assets reside with institutions, including pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, foundations, proprietary trading desks, and mutual funds. Meanwhile between 50 per to 60 per cent of ETF ...

Sovereign wealth funds to buy more equities

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... in equity markets during the second half of 2009, new figures show. According to a survey by FD, 70 per cent of the hedge funds surveyed by the US consulting group showed that they were keen to re-enter the equities market later this year. One of the ...

Tracking hedge fund fees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... a hedge fund booklet last month for financial planners, advisers and 'mum and dad' investors to better understand hedge funds. The handbook includes information about the history of hedge funds, role of these funds in the market, a catalogue of typical ...

Top and bottom super performance differ by 36pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... high weightings to equities or increase their exposure into unlisted assets such as direct property, infrastructure, hedge funds and private equity determined where they would be in the league tables. For example, the top 10 funds such as Military Super ...

Hedge that made the grade

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
... normally expects around two thirds to achieve a 'recommended' rating. The reason behind the lacklustre performance of hedge funds and hedge fund of funds can be pin pointed at a lack of investment team experience, managers shelving funds or closing them ...

Mandate to the Future

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
... commodity futures and insurance-type investments in the portfolio at some point. The fund is also keeping an eye on hedge funds. "We are thinking hard about the hedge fund market place at the moment...it's not obvious to us that we should be plunging ...

Trustee survey reveals top asset classes

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
... said Szondy. According to the survey, commodities ranked third with seven per cent. None expected shares, property or hedge funds to show improved performances in the short term.

New CEO for Russell

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... They covered the broad spectrum of financial services, including asset management, retail banking, wholesale banking, hedge funds, investment banking, private equity, life insurance, general insurance and financial services distribution. Prior to joining ...