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Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... 2010, The Australian published this report: "Global currency expert Savvas Savouri, of the British-based Toscafund hedge fund... predicts the dollar will reach $US1.30 by 2013 -- and $US1.70 by 2014, as the greenback relinquishes its "exorbitant privilege" ...

BNP Paribas adds global manager to range

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... income), Hamilton Lane (private equity), Impax Asset Management (environmental and resource efficiency markets), Permal (hedge fund solutions) and internal Investment Partner, BNP Paribas Asset Management.

Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... (Bloomberg again). Yikes! Be afraid. Bloomberg quotes John Kilduff - "a partner at Again Capital LLC, a New York-based hedge fund that focuses on energy" - to explain why we should be wetting our pants. It's because "This is a major geopolitical event ...

Beware high correlations: AQR

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... a wider equity market index. This, he explained, is because there are many managers who have been attracted to the hedge fund industry by the opportunity to charge higher fees. They design leveraged strategies with high market beta so that when markets ...

Australian investors prepare for market sell-off

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... (ETPs) show. According to BetaShares' data, the average daily value traded of the BetaShares Australian Equities Bear Hedge Fund (ASX Code "BEAR") has increased by 40% in the last month. The BEAR fund trades on the ASX and is designed to go up when the ...

SunGard launches hedge fund risk reporting service

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... management efficiency as the Hedge360 Risk Reporting Service offers a full range of reporting on potential risks in a hedge fund's portfolio. This helps make accurate comparisons and distinctions between the many different sources of risk within a fund's ...

Blue Sky launches first listed investment company

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has launched an initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to $100 million to list Australia's first diversified, alternatives-focused Listed Investment Company (LIC) on the ASX. With the listing, the company is aiming ...

Australian ETF industry passes $11 billion milestone

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... choice available to investors continues to grow. BetaShares today launched the BetaShares Geared Australian Equity Fund (hedge fund) which trades under the ASX Code "GEAR" and provides investors with a simple way to obtain a cost-effective geared exposure ...

'Choice' dashboard, portfolio disclosure delayed to 2015

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... that apply in the US, UK and Asia. They are particularly concerned with the provisions that require private equity or hedge fund managers to disclose what managers believe is underlying commercial in confidence information. Pauline Vamos, chief executive ...

Towers Watson urges instos to consider smart beta

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
Investment consultant Towers Watson has thrown its support behind smart beta approaches to investment, recommending institutional investors revisit their equity strategies to incorporate the lower cost products. In a new publication, Global equity investing ...