HEDGE FUNDS

Financial planning

It could be argued that hedge funds are no longer considered an alternative investment, rather they are an alternate way of investing in traditional assets....

Editorial

While the majority of sophisticated investors have accepted that hedge funds have a role in portfolios some still struggle with how to incorporate different hedge fund st...

Editorial

As advisers increasingly pay attention to volatility within an investor’s portfolio, now might be the time to take a closer look at hedge funds, and separate the facts fr...

Financial planning

Nearly half of first time retail hedge fund investors involve a financial planner in the transaction, according to a new Macquarie/Investment Trends Alternative Investmen...

Editorial

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Financial planning

For Barclays Global Investors (BGI), standing ahead of the pack comes down to the three Ps of business – people, process and performance. At least that’s what BGI chief e...

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Funds management

If self-belief in the merits of its investment strategy was the sole criterion for judging this year’s Money Management/IMCA Fund Manager of the Year Awards, Bridgewater ...

Editorial

Barclay Global Investors (BGI) nominates its scientific approach, long track record of success in the space and employees with diverse skill sets to explain winning the A...

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Financial planning

The launch of the UBS Absolute Return Series 1 fund makes UBS one of the latest global fund managers to offer a fund that takes different positions within the same asset ...

Financial planning

Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has taken out the top prize in this year’s Money Management/IMCA Fund Manager of the Year Awards, capping off a stellar 12 months for the ...

Financial planning

Known in the hedge funds industry as a patient investor, Colonial First State Global Asset Management’s hedge fund team has shown that it pays to be well educated on an i...

Funds management

As hedge funds grow in popularity within the Australian market, comparisons are made between the $500 billion US industry and the burgeoning Australian hedge fund environ...

Financial planning

A global trend by investors to shun beta in favour of alpha strategies in driving excess return is inevitably going to end in tears, according to Tim Barron, chief execut...

Funds management

The findings of a new report into property by Standard & Poor’s suggests investors need to review their current portfolio allocations to residential property due to the l...

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Financial planning

Select Asset Management has moved from monthly to weekly pricing and liquidity for investors in its Select Alternatives Portfolio....

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