HEDGE FUNDS
Financial planning
Local fund managers are sure to cash in on a decision today by US-based research giant Morningstar to include Australian funds on its global research platform, the head o...
Financial planning
Mercer Global Investments added three diversified and four sector funds to its investment products range, taking a more aggressive approach to achieving returns whilst re...
Financial planning
Australia is one of the top ten countries for creating high-net-worth individuals, with 134,000 of us now having investable assets of more than US$1 million excluding hom...
Financial planning
Swiss-based asset manager Julius Baer Investments is taking its first steps into the Australian market with the launch of a absolute return bond fund for local investors....
Funds management
Emerging market bond funds have enjoyed record inflows so far this year and most classes of emerging market equity funds have also seen big inflows, according to Emerging...
Financial planning
If volatility is the market neutral fund’s friend, then the smooth upward trajectory of most equity indices during 2004 presented a hostile environment....
Financial planning
Perennial Investment Partners is the winner of the Australian fixed interest category of the Money Management Fund Manager of the Year Awards. This category has been incl...
Funds management
In conjunction with Money Management, Assirt has created an assessment methodology for the Fund Manager of the Year awards that aims to recognise not only managers who ha...
Financial planning
Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management is launching a new global equities managed fund in Australia, Global Flex Funds....
Financial planning
Investors in international funds are still in for a bumpy ride, even though some opportunities exist in emerging markets, the head of the giant Principal Global Asset Man...
Funds management
Credit Suisse Asset Management has launched its first two hedge funds for Australia's platform market, including versions which take advantage of the recent exemption fr...
Financial planning
BT Financial Group’s no-frills wrap, Wrap Essentials, has undergone one of its largest menu expansions since its inception, adding 14 new funds to its list of investment ...
Financial planning
Australian investment managers are predicting a jump in demand for alternative investments in 2005 as investors go in search of opportunities in a slowing equities market...
Financial planning
Baby boomers have always known how to go with the flow. And now their unique history, needs and desires are shaping how they approach retirement. Liam Egan reports....
Editorial
Retail investors are diving into option trading, writes Dominic McCormick. But will they be out of their depth when markets take a plunge?...
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