HEDGE FUNDS

Funds management

Investors fled from hedge funds during the crisis, but in an environment with less competition and more opportunities, the remaining players are worth reconsidering, acco...

Funds management

While seed capital for hedge funds has become thin on the ground, there remain opportunities for existing players....

Financial planning

With the dust from the global financial crisis beginning to settle, it is an opportune time for some reflection, writes Mark Hoven....

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Editorial

Dominic McCormick looks at alternatives to mainstream investments and the role they can play in a diverse portfolio....

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Financial planning

Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens has pointed to a range of new challenges on liquidity and regulation for financial services institutions....

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Funds management

Hedge funds measured by the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index (GGHFI) declined slightly during October, having come off their highest levels of the year....

Financial planning

Dealer groups are removing investment products en masse from their approved product lists in reaction to the performance of certain asset classes during the global financ...

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Funds management

Hedge funds are set to record their best annual returns in 10 years, according to a Credit Suisse Tremont Index report....

Financial planning

Perennial appoints former researchers and BDMs to work with planners and research houses to develop investment portfolios....

Funds management

Equity market gains and stabilising economic activity help returns in several funds....

Financial planning

JPMorgan Private Bank in Asia has proved less bullish about economic recovery than the RBA, positioning for a deceleration in the second half of next year....

Editorial

With his van Eyk Three Pillars Listed Investment Company being targeted by Dixon Advisory, van Eyk’s Mark Thomas explains what makes LICs an attractive proposition despit...

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Editorial

Simple portfolios may make investors feel good but may well fail to deliver or meet expectations, writes Dominic McCormick....

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Funds management

Hedge funds are projected to rise by 1.7 per cent for August, the sixth successive month of gains, according to the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index....

Funds management

Sector returns reach 1.1 per cent in August, inflows of $4.5 billion....

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