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Secrets of world's greatest investors revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... attributes that characterise the world's 99 greatest investors, according to a new book by the same name. Author and hedge fund manager Magnus Angenfelt painstakingly whittled down a list of thousands of investors to arrive at this shortlist of elite ...

Sovereign Wealth Funds surge to $5 trillion

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... launches of sovereign wealth funds, with many countries approving plans for new launches over 2012-13," Preqin head of hedge fund products Amy Bensted said. The largest sovereign wealth fund globally is Government Pension Fund - Global, based in Norway ...

ASIC rescues lower risk products from 'hedge fund' label

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has tweaked its definition of a hedge fund, to reduce the number of products that fall within stricter disclosure requirements. Product providers had expressed concern that some low-risk retail ...

Sovereign wealth funds up alternatives exposure in 2012

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... last 12 months. Three in five (61%) upped their allocation to international private equity and 40% increased their hedge fund allocations. Invesco said the move was triggered by the pressure a low interest rate environment has placed on fixed income ...

Peak6 reopens to Australian investors

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
Investment from Australian institutions has helped US hedge fund manager Peak6 achieve one of the fastest growing launches in recent times. The group's Achievement fund launched in September 2012 and has already grown to US$1.55 billion in funds under ...

Most EM currencies bounce back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
Emerging market currencies bouncing back so quickly after the US Fed reversed its signals that it would soon start tapering its economic stimulus confirms how far these markets have matured since the GFC. In May through June this year US Fed chairman ...

ASX endorses Henry board director bid

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
... continual review," he said. As reported last week, directors Finemore and Aboud stood down from the board after their hedge fund Manikay Partners (Manikay) agreed to settle a claim with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over improperly ...

Funds market climbs 12.7% to $1.6tr

STAFF WRITERS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
Australia's locally sourced funds management market climbed 12.7% during 2012-13 to reach an all-time record high of $1.614 trillion. Driving the growth was the 24% ASX return, the 33% return from international equities and an estimated $139 billion ...

Laminar awarded hedge fund of the year

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013
Laminar Funds took home the Australian hedge fund of the year award for its Laminar Credit Opportunities Fund at a ceremony at The Star in Sydney yesterday. The fixed interest fund invests in a range of corporate bonds, bank debt, credit derivatives ...

Praemium adds Easton AM to SMA platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... capture the long-term trends across all asset classes. "The Global Tactical model provides advisers and clients with a 'hedge fund-like' absolute return strategy within the SMA space that broadens the investable universe for advisers beyond the normal ...