HEDGE FUNDS

Editorial

While the short-term outlook for sharemarkets is looking rosy, investors shouldn’t be complacent about looking for alternatives, writes Dominic McCormick....

Financial planning

IOOF is refusing to rule out hitting the acquisition trail – given it is debt-free and has $70 million in the bank – but stresses it won’t be making any rash decisions an...

Financial planning

Pengana Capital will announce the launch of a new small companies division early next week as the boutique fund manager continues its strategy of adding specialist offeri...

Financial planning

Alternative Investment Group Absolute Capital has announced plans to de-list its second fund within a month from the Australian Stock Exchange, citing the “onerous” requi...

Financial planning

Pengana Capital has unveiled details of the two key investment managers that will be responsible for running its anticipated new small caps venture, the Pengana Emerging ...

Financial planning

The peak industry body representing hedge funds in Australia, the Alternative Investment Management Association has appointed a new chairman with Vertex Capital Manageme...

Financial planning

Pengana Capital and Barclays Global Investors are both stepping up their dealer group and platform focus with the appointment of a national distribution manager and a na...

Funds management

Research group Lonsec is remaining relatively up-beat about the future prospects of hedge fund investments, despite what it identifies as looming challenges for the secto...

Financial planning

Rob Keavney argues systematic rebalancing adds returns, reduces volatility and ensures planners don’t leave clients with maximum exposure at market crests – so why isn’t ...

Funds management

Boutique investment group, Aurora Funds Management (AFM) has launched it’s first offering to the domestic market one year on since it’s inception in the latter half of 20...

Editorial

Robert Keavney returns to the topic of hedge funds, and stands firm on his view that this asset class requires a higher level of wariness among advisers....

Rate the raters

The planning industry is placing greater emphasis on in-house research, but this is no major threat to larger research houses like InvestorWeb, writes Kate Kachor....

Financial planning

The retail research space is flooded with players, but how are financial planning practices making use of their services? Freya Purnell reports....

Financial planning

Colonial First State is seeking to expand its reach across the Asia-Pacific region by forming a series of alliances with fund managers in those countries to distribute a ...

Funds management

Hedge fund managers have been called on to raise their industry profile and dispel the perception of secrecy that surrounds them if they intend to move into and remain in...

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