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FUM surges to $1.4 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... growing sectors, in headline percentage terms, were ethical/SRI, direct property, property securities, 'other', and hedge funds. The five slowest sectors were diversified pooled wholesale funds, Australian fixed, international equities, wholesale-pooled ...

Hedge fund myths confuse investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
When you hear about hedge funds, they are either heroes or villains, while a lot of myths about hedge funds leads to too much confusion among investors, said hedge fund of funds manager EACM Advisors. One of the myths is they are unregulated and somehow ...

DeAM sets sights firmly on alternatives

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2007
... particularly strong in alternatives. I don't think many people realise that in alternatives - which we wrap up as property, hedge funds, private equity and infrastructure - we are the largest player in the world in that space." Chris Larsen, head of ...

Opportunities in China twice that of India: survey

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2007
... believe other countries will take precedence. Driving the opportunities in China are equities, private equity and hedge funds. But to enter the China market, survey respondents said that joint ventures are not the only way. "Although 67 per cent thought ...

SEC considers limits to private hedge funds investing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2007
... strongly in support of the Security and Exchange Commission's (SEC) recommendations that individuals investing in hedge funds must have at least A$3.2 million in private investments. "This requirement is a reasonable way of assuring that private pools ...

E-Trading goes platinum

... capability for precious metals which has enabled algorithmic or 'black box' trading for banks and non-banks including hedge funds. "We've seen a net increase in the number of counterparties e-trading precious metals on EBS and are responding to their ...

Alternative goes mainstream as long-only dies

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
... The new race for funds under management is instead being fought among unconstrained and absolute return investing, hedge funds and short-selling. The growth of private equity and alpha-hunting just drives the trends harder. Tim Unger, senior investment ...

GS JBWere global fund recommended by Lonsec

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
... focus on continued evolution of their factor models as well as GSAM's long-term track record of managing global macros hedge funds."

Magellan hires ex-CFS head of distribution

Magellan Financial Group, formerly the Pengana Hedge Funds Group, has appointed Frank Casarotti as head of distribution for its funds management activities. Prior to joining Magellan, Casarottie worked at Commonwealth Bank where he was head of adviser ...

Understanding will drive hedge funds

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
Presenting the findings of a comprehensive study into the Australian hedge funds landscape this morning, specialist industry consultant Dr Jon Glass said capacity constraints were a non-issue and further growth would be driven by trustees becoming more ...