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HSBC opens wholesale wealth mgmt Down Under

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
Banking giant HSBC, which runs a $414 billion-plus investment management arm, is setting up a wholesale wealth management business in Australia. HSBC's newest business will be led by ex-Barclays Global Investors head of sales, consulting relationships ...

Pension alternatives investments top $860bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
The amount of alternative assets managed by 99 of the world's largest investment managers on behalf of pension funds jumped 40 per cent to $864 billion last year, according to Watson Wyatt and Global Investor magazine. The Global Alternatives 99 research ...

FBI sting catches $2.4bn mortgage fraud

... down Wall Street after charging more than 400 individuals for mortgage-related fraud and booked two ex-Bear Stearns hedge fund managers with conspiracy and securities fraud. In an investigative operation called 'Operation Malicious Mortgage', nine government ...

Super funds to raise hedge fund weighting

... more volatile and less informed. The survey also revealed that nearly 65 per cent of super funds surveyed favoured hedge fund products offered by institutional managers over boutique managers. Less than 6 per cent invested in Australian boutique hedge ...

Abu Dhabi opens investment doors

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
Despite having 9 per cent of the world's proven oil reserves, Abu Dhabi, the biggest of the seven United Arab Emirates (UAEs) is still looking for outside investment to transform itself into an international capital city, industry-hub, and tourism Mecca. ...

Alternative investment giant eyes Asia

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Global alternative investment manager The Blackstone Group is launching a new event-driven strategy to milk opportunities in the Asia Pacific region. Blackstone Altius Advisors, which will be led by ex-Canvas Capital Management managing director Aaron ...

India to ban food futures

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
Growing fears that hedge funds and arbitrage markets are playing a disproportionate role in driving up soft commodity prices is prompting the Indian government to consider a ban on food futures. The comments by the Indian government's finance minister ...

130/30 demand drops

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... increase figure notably falls short of the 77 per cent growth rate from the previous six-month timeline. VanMac Global Hedge Fund Consultants managing director Scott MacDonald acknowledges that the shaky equity market has diminished investor's faith ...

No standards, no deal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
Eight out of ten UK pension funds said they would favour a hedge fund manager who has complied with the Hedge Fund Best Practice Standards, according to a KPMG survey. The survey was conducted in conjunction with the Hedge Fund Working Group (HFWG). ...

Hedge funds post worst Q1

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... almost six years but managed futures bucked the trend. According to Man Investments Quarterly Review, the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index fell 2.78 per cent in this year's first quarter. The report found equity hedge, event driven and emerging market funds ...