HEDGE FUND

Funds management

A joint venture between UK-based financial services group Dawnay, Day and local investment managers Les Walden and Jonathan Ramsay aims to bridge the gap between institut...

Funds management

Australia’s hedge fund industry may need to step us as a new export vehicle for the country, given the nation’s current account deficits and the fact it cannot rely on th...

Funds management

The growing number of hedge fund managers globally, and the plethora of investment styles, makes it hard for advisers and investment consultants to pick managers for the ...

Funds management

Four funds have been upgraded and there have been no downgrades in Lonsec’s latest hedge fund sector review, which excludes long/short equity funds....

Financial planning

Even though it hasn’t been the best year for hedge funds, the US$1 trillion world hedge fund market is likely to experience rapid growth and could even quadruple by the e...

Funds management

High fees remain the primary reason why investors are excluding fund of hedge fund products from their portfolios as an alternative income stream, according to research c...

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Financial planning

Mercer Investment Consulting has signalled its intention to expand its research capabilities in 2006 to incorporate some of the more popular new investment strategies inv...

Funds management

While investors should think about increasing their hedge fund allocations, they need to be careful to ensure the quality of their investments is maintained, according to...

Financial planning

A growing interest in alternative investments and structured products by financial planners has led Aegis Equities Research to expand its specialist team....

Funds management

Negative returns across its hedge fund investments have left listed investment vehicle Pengana Managers over $1 million in the red....

Funds management

The use of hedge funds by financial planners is growing, but slowly. In many cases, it is only planners who have reached a certain level of competence that are allowed to...

Financial planning

Hedge funds are increasingly being used by planners, with inflows stable over the past 12 months due to the strength of returns from Australian equities....

Financial planning

The hedge fund industry in Australia has to defend itself against many charges, some justified, but mostly not. In recent years, hedge funds have started to see some soli...

Funds management

Hedge fund managers have been warned they will come under increasing scrutiny from the corporate regulator, which has expressed concern that the complexity of some funds ...

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