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Melbourne boutique partners with Swiss bank

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... absolute-return fixed-income, high-yield and emerging market debt products, alternative solutions (alternative risk premia, hedge funds, hedging overlays, convertible bonds, catastrophe bonds and private markets) and its ESG and impact franchise across ...

Hedge funds in the green in May

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
Global hedge funds have posted another month in the green, with roughly one fourth of fund strategies now reporting positive returns for the year. Hedge funds around the globe returned 2.54% on average in May, with nearly a quarter posting average returns ...

Hedge funds record best month since GFC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
Hedge funds in April posted their highest one-month returns since May 2009, but still have a long way to go before they can pare back March quarter losses. Preqin's All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returned 5.82% in April as most stock markets rebounded ...

Powerwrap inks strategic partnership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... Capital. The firm is new on the scene, and plans to roll out a menu of 50 real estate, private equity, private credit and hedge funds to investors. A further 50 funds are slated for inclusion on the platform within the next 12 months. The deal sees Powerwrap ...

Realigning remuneration expectations

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... says incentives will be down 30-40% (or more) this year. Asset management jobs' total incentives will fall 3%, while hedge funds and private equity compensation will be either flat or rise up to 5%. For asset management, Johnson Associates is advising ...

Hedge funds rally in April, but YTD still bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
New data has revealed that hedge funds around the globe staged a recovery in April, with a positive aggregate return of more than 5%. It follows a disappointing March, with almost all the hedge funds tracked by a global database and analytics tool in ...

Future Fund not buying the oil dip

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... said in a media briefing for Future Fund's quarterly results on Monday. He said the fund's exposure to oil is through hedge funds and other investment managers who may invest in the asset class from time to time. "We are always interested in different ...

No golden ticket for super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... for institutions like super funds which often have exposures to gold via allocations to real assets, commodities and hedge funds. "Some Australian equity strategies may serve as a proxy for commodity investments, including gold, given the importance ...

Diversification pays off for some, but not all: bfinance

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... a very substantial minority have been disappointed in the results so far in areas such as investment grade credit, hedge funds and multi-asset. "We expect considerable scrutiny of manager selection, strategy selection and asset allocation as the dust ...

BlackRock appoints Asia Pacific ETF head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... worked for Deutsche Bank's equity structured products group, where he was involved in the delivery of solutions for hedge funds, pensions and endowments. "I'm very excited to join the team in bringing ETFs into BlackRock clients' investment making process. ...