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CFS GAM appoints alpha execs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
... has developed more than 20 products to the global market including Global Listed Infrastructure and a collection of hedge funds.

Governance returns sour Asian alternatives outlook

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
... per cent of those in Kuala Lumpur, 33 per cent in Hong Kong and 26 per cent in Singapore saying they would invest in hedge funds. The figures compared with a median 21 per cent of funds across the three cities interested in infrastructure and 20.3 per ...

Apostle acquires IXIS' local distribution arm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
... about $5 billion in assets under management specialises in boutique investment products and services that include hedge funds, global credit, global value and growth funds. Apostle entered the Australian market in 2000 through its affiliation with international ...

Bear bargains and ambulance chasers

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
... a stock landslide of more than 15 per cent and saw its third quarter earnings sink by 61 per cent after two of its hedge funds met with the business end of the sub-prime shotgun. Now, according to The New York Times, Bank of America, Wachovia, China's ...

India-Australia wealth management forum set for take-off

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
... Partnerships and Build-Own-Operate-Transfer models, superannuation management, corporate governance, and in derivatives and hedge funds. To capitalise on the potential, Manallack is leading the first India-Australia Financial Forum, supported by the ...

AX investing takes hold

... about." To understand AX investing you need to realise it's actually not an alternatives play involving high volatility hedge funds but an extension - hence the name - on what many managers are already doing. "If you have market insights and you can ...

BNP funds keep heads off block

... investors' interests," the spokesperson said. Chris Nicholls Erratum: The original story classified the funds involved as hedge funds. The funds are in fact fixed-income products and the story has been revised to reflect this.

On the sub-prime defensive

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... over local councils' heavy investments in the same type of Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs) that were bringing hedge funds undone. Meanwhile, many councils have reported huge paper losses, and more have come under pressure to declare their exposure. ...

BNP thaws out frozen funds

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
BNP Paribas has announced it will re-open three hedge funds frozen earlier this month as a result of the US sub-prime crisis. The BNP Paribas ABS Euribor and BNP Paribas ABS Eonia funds will re-open to subscriptions and redemptions tomorrow, while the ...

Councils exposed

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
... raised concerns over local councils' heavy investment in the same type of Collateralised Debt Obligations destroying so hedge funds. Stevens questioned whether local government authorities in Australia understood the degree of risk and embedded leverage ...