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Attack of the hedge clones

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008

The global hedge fund industry is in for a major makeover as hedge fund replication tools or "clones" permeate through the sector to deliver returns at the fraction of traditional costs. Banking giant Goldman Sachs spearheaded the cloning phenomenon ...

Investors swarm to Asian hedge funds

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008

... 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 grew by approximately 37 per cent in 2007 ...

Beware of hedge risk: Deloitte

... guidelines such as external administrators or independent valuations of their assets, according to the latest global hedge fund industry survey by Deloitte. According to Deloitte, which surveyed 60 hedge fund groups managing 244 funds between US$25 million ...

MIA predicts property slump by 2010

One of the longest property booms in Australian history will end by 2010, according to research house Managed Investment Assessments (MIA) based on its sector report polling the views of eight of the country's leading property fund managers. Colonial ...

Hedge fund crosses the Rubicon

... risk/return through flexible gearing. Rubicon manages around $3.5 billion in assets under management. Their global hedge fund portfolio gained 12.6 per cent in the year to 31 December 2006, beating its benchmark, the HFRI Fund-of-Fund Composite Index ...

Lower risks from hedge fund strategies causing a rethink

... factor of 20, but they did it for only one-third the risk quotient. On the back of this stability of risk in the global hedge fund sector, Van MacDonald Global Partners, local partner of the GreenwichVan group in Australia, is introducing the 'AAA' Rabobank ...

Global hedge funds up 7 per cent for the year: Greenwich-Van

The Greenwich-Van Global Hedge Fund Index gained 7 per cent over the year to end October, according to hedge fund index provider Greenwich-Van Advisors (Greenwich-Van). "Many hedge fund strategies, with the exception of short sellers and convertible ...

Global hedge funds strong but still below ASX

... black but they are still underperforming local equities. The results are contained in the just released VAN Global Hedge Fund index report. The top hedge funds sector for the 12 months to end September were emerging markets special strategies with a ...

S&P OKs Gottex funds despite changes

... SGMNF," Hogan says. But, according to Standard & Poor's, the capacity constraints on Gottex are not unique. The global hedge fund industry is valued at over $US1 trillion and the total leveraged amount is conservatively estimated at $US2 trillion. "Three ...

Gottex consolidates 'A' rating and wins hedge fund award

The Gottex Market Neutral Fund has again been awarded an 'A' rating by global hedge fund rating specialist and research house Allenbridge Hedgeinfo, and is now considered as a 'benchmark fund'. The fund was launched in 1999 and has achieved consistent ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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