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Australian super funds sticking with equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
... Alternative asset allocation across all pension funds increased with real estate, private equity, commodities and hedge funds rising close to four per cent to 16 per cent in the last few years. "Last year we saw a shift out of equities and into bonds ...

CAAM capitalises on crisis

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... strategies have come to the forefront, which means that globally, performance has been positive." He said as a result of hedge funds having a short position before the sub prime market collapsed, the firm was able to capitalise on the market falls. "As ...

Schroders expands fixed income team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... Schroders Investment Management Australia provides international products to wholesale investors including private equity, hedge funds, specialist equities, cash and fixed interest.

Investors swarm to Asian hedge funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
The Asian hedge funds industry continues to expand exponentially as investors flock to pour more than $12.4 billion into the market last year. New data by global hedge fund research house, Hedge Fund Research (HFR), show assets in the Asian hedge industry ...

VFMC boosts inhouse investments by 25pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... director of Global Small Companies, Emerging Markets and Global Large Companies and Keith Dickie, investment director of hedge funds from VFMC to join ipac. De Bever said one of the reasons for the departure of Roberts and Dickie could be their close ...

ING PEAL pledges $10m to Wolseley

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... expected returns of 11.1 per cent from the sector, as opposed to a lower 9.8 per cent in real estate and 9.4 per cent in hedge funds. To date, ING Peal has committed $117 million to a range of private equity funds.

FF appoints investment director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
... responsible for research and the management of fixed interest and non-equity alternatives portfolio, which includes macro hedge funds and currency strategies.

Instos to buy more alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
... investments were higher for private equity at 11.1 per cent as opposed to 9.8 and 9.4 per cent for real estate and hedge funds respectively. The report found real estate allocations in developed economies for Australian institutions had grown by 16 per ...

HSBC brings alts business Down Under

... its newly established business, HSBC Alternative Investments Limited (HAIL). HAIL Australia will distribute funds of hedge funds (FOHFs) to local wholesale investors and cater for institutional clients, asset consultants and financial advisers. The arm ...

Future fund appoints another private equity expert

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... Deutsche Bank report, Alternative Investments In Perspective, found alternative assets, including private equity and hedge funds, outperformed equity and bonds in the last 10 years. The report found private equity, publicly traded infrastructure and ...