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Super funds are not 'blameless'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... conference yesterday, MacDonald, said pension funds are not blameless in the current credit market fallout. "Who funds the hedge funds? If stock lending has been part of this crisis, then who's been doing the stock lending? I don't think we need to look ...

AIMA and IFSA respond to temp shorting ban

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
Hedge fund industry body AIMA is meeting today to discuss how ASIC's new shorting rules will impact Australian hedge funds while IFSA is due to release a statement about how the changes could affect redemptions and existing investment mandates. AIMA's ...

ASIC tightens short-selling rules

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... funds are down two to three times more than the long-short funds. The difference is the "emotional" terminology of hedge funds blowing up when they're down 30 per cent whereas some long-only funds are down 40 to 60 per cent but they don't call that blowing ...

Greater fool with no shorts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... 'naked short selling,' had their intended effect, forcing shorts to cover. This has, and will, impact more severely on hedge funds. Just in the UK, for instance, a number of hedge funds are planning to sue the Financial Services Authority claiming that ...

ASFA proposes asset classification standards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... however that funds can split the categorisations of unlisted core property, unlisted infrastructure, timber and some hedge funds as half growth and half defensive in their asset weightings. "The main compromises have been made in those asset classes ...

Alternatives charter assoc heads Down Under

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... included in diversified portfolios, a shift in which Australia is playing a leading role, said Asche. "Australian hedge funds have performed very well and are highly regarded around the world. In infrastructure, Australia is however well ahead. The US ...

Omgeo gives edge to hedge

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... fewer errors. "With research suggesting that by 2010, nearly 25 per cent of all institutions will be investors in hedge funds, Omgeo is well placed to take advantage of this trend and further serve the hedge fund community effectively," said Tim Keady ...

SWFs finalise principles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... capital flows." SWFs currently total between $2-3 trillion in assets under management (AUM), exceeding global AUM of hedge funds which represent more than $2 trillion. Although Lipsky acknowledged the concerns of some countries on SWF investment, he ...

Hedge funds to beat

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... disaster, there are those that stayed true-to-label, delivering positive returns while the markets are down. "We do what hedge funds are supposed to do, which is actually to make money in negative markets," said Tim McGowen, chief executive of Fortitude ...

HSBC launches alt fund services

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
The lure of the country's superannuation dollars will push more global hedge funds to target Australian investors, prompting HSBC to open a specialist fund services arm locally ahead of the wave of hedge fund activity. Previously, HSBC has provided ...