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Tracking hedge fund fees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... benchmarks and how often these fees are being paid, according to an industry expert. Kim Ivey, chairman of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), said there is a "logical reason" why a performance fee is being paid to a fund manager ...

AFM hires RI expert

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
... factors into their investment processes," said Noble. "There are also significant opportunities opening up in alternative investment areas including clean tech and carbon." AFM Investment Partners is a boutique fund manager and distribution firm that ...

Everest B&B appoints RE

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
... Permanent Investment Management Limited was appointed after an extraordinary meeting of Everest Babcock & Brown Alternative Investment Trust shareholders where Everest Capital Management was dropped as the trust's RE late last month. The Alternative ...

Gloves off ahead of APRA report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
Sean Henaghan, investment director at AMP Capital Investors, said investment decisions were made that resulted in one of AMP's super investment options ranking among the worst performing default options according to SelectingSuper, but he said the firm ...

New home for $58 billion

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... The report also found that 87 per cent of planners intend to invest new client money into at least one alternative investment in the next 12 months, with $17.1 billion expected to be invested in alternatives over the next year. In the wake of the unprecedented ...

State Street's PE business rises 60 pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
... efficiencies, more consistent reporting and cost savings for their funds," said Jack Klinck, head of State Street Alternative Investment Solutions. "Customers also recognise experienced third party providers can stay ahead of changing requirements throughout ...

Brookvine promotes Gray

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
... Former GMO co-head of asset allocation, Jack Gray has been promoted to the Brookvine board as director. Alternative investment and fund raising specialist, Brookvine hired Gray in a special advisory role in April last year. This announcement follows ...

Enhanced Investment Technologies wins award

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... awarded a $476 million mandate in September by ipac, was named best quant manager at the Specialist and Alternative Investment Management Awards (SAIMA), sponsored by the UK-based publication Professional Pensions. The US manager managed to beat finalists ...

QSuper searches for CIO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
The $21 billion QSuper has hired QIC deputy chief executive, Brad Holzberger as interim chief investment officer while the fund searches for someone to fill the role on a permanent basis next year. Holzberger, also QIC executive general manager of client ...

No more short-selling: IML

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... employees, please ban short-selling again ASAP," he said. Kim Ivey, chair of the peak body for hedge funds, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), declined to respond directly to Tagliaferro's letter but said the function of short-selling ...