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ASIC releases hedge funds guidance

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... investors than traditional funds due to their various investment strategies, complicated structures and use of leverage, short selling and derivatives." Under the guide, hedge funds will need to disclose whether they meet the benchmarks and if not, why ...

US unlikely to follow EU short selling ban

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... Securities Exchange Commission said it is unlikely to follow suit. Last week the European Union announced a ban on naked short selling of EU sovereign bonds where investors use credit default swaps to take positions against sovereign bonds without actually ...

ASIC warns CFD providers on margin calls, disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... recent round of market volatility, and would act if the market was not behaving in a fair and efficient manner. Short selling helps the process of price discovery, he said. ASIC released seven new benchmarks for over-the-counter CFDs including the issuer's ...

ACSA appoints new chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... in discussions on financial services providers licensing, taxation legislation and regulatory changes affecting short selling and securities lending while Cutts said that investment infrastructure reform will be of particular focus going forward. "As ...

Rising tide lifts hedge funds in September

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... convertible arbitrage, fixed income arbitrage and distressed securities. Unsurprisingly in an equity market rebound, short selling has performed the worst.

Hedge fund adviser gets $2.7m fine

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
A US hedge fund adviser will have to cough up $2.7 million to settle SEC charges for breaching short selling rules. The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday charged Dallas-based Carlson Capital for breaching a regulation which prevents short ...

Securities lending back at pre-GFC levels

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... super funds curtailed or even cancelled their securities lending programs as an intense debate over the effects of short selling on equity prices raged within the industry. But Peter Martin, chairman of the Australian Securities Lending Association (ASLA) ...

Rambo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... alone to battle the battalions of speculators determined to burn the euro to the ground? Germany banned the naked short selling on European government bonds, shares of 10 banks and insurers and credit default swaps. The ban will be in effect until 31 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... points higher at 4,396 points. The dominant factor in overnight trade in Europe and the US, Germany's ban on naked short selling, was felt on local markets on Wednesday when Australian shares closed at their lowest point in nine months. In economics ...

Mercer appoints CIO in UK

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... capabilities, Mercer defines "alternative alpha" as including underlying investment strategies that make significant use of short selling, leverage or derivatives, or which are narrowly niche-focused or esoteric in nature. His role will include development ...