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Industry resists full portfolio disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
The superannuation and funds management industry has universally resisted the move towards full transparency of portfolio holdings. In submissions to Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos' discussion paper, 'Better regulation and governance, enhanced ...

SunGard launches a faster STP processor

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... Financial Systems (SunGard) has announced the launch of a fully automated order processing and control solution for hedge fund managers, fund administrators and private equity firms. Asset Arena Data Connect, the new processing solution, has been designed ...

ASIC extends short PDS relief

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has extended interim class order relief from the shorter product disclosure statement (PDS) regime for multi-funds, superannuation platforms and hedge funds. A class order has extended the ...

ETF assets to surpass hedge funds in 12-18 months

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
The exchange traded funds (ETF) industry could surpass the hedge fund industry in assets under management (AUM) in the next 12-18 months according to EY's Global ETF Survey. The report said while growth rates will be highest in Asia and lowest in the ...

GreySpark consultancy opens in Australia

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
Global capital markets consultant GreySpark Partners has expanded its Asia Pacific operations with the opening of its first Australian office in Sydney. GreySpark Partners Australia will provide institutional investors and banks in Australia and across ...

State Street opens Shanghai office, announces Q4 results

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... business, which focuses on real estate and private equity. The new office will also support State Street's strategic hedge fund clients. Carol Hall, senior managing director of State Street's AIS team, said: "This is an exciting milestone for State Street ...

Credit to escape impending bond rout

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
Fixed income investors should avoid the worst of the impact of rising interest rates by holding bonds with higher yields, according to UBS Wealth Management global chief investment officer Alexander Friedman. With interest rates at record lows across ...

Kardinia appoints new investment analyst

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
... Sales. He also worked as a portfolio manager for AR Capital Management as a portfolio manager for their absolute return hedge fund. Lucas will join portfolio managers Mark Burgess and Kristiaan Rehder to make a team of three. Burgess said the addition ...

BlackRock ends "unfair" analyst surveys

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... monitor research houses and in December urged research houses to make public the results of the surveys they complete for hedge fund managers to mitigate the potential for the improper use of analysts' forecasts on Australian stocks.

Managed accounts take the hassle out of hedge funds

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... without the need to manage their investments as closely by using a multi-strategy managed account solution for their hedge fund allocation, according to Permal senior vice president Timothy Schuler. Schuler was visiting Australia from New York to discuss ...