hedge funds

Financial planning

Van Eyk Research has completed its first ever review of the burgeoning fund of hedge fund sector, awarding just one fund its top AA rating....

Financial planning

Aussie managers optimistic for 2003

Australian fund managers remain widely optimistic regarding the likely performance of capital markets in 2003 according to a survey conducted by Mercer Investment Consult...

Funds management

Sagitta aims for increased appeal with hedge fund changes

Sagitta Wealth Management has introduced changes to the Sagitta Rothschild Global Return Fund in an attempt to improve its liquidity and accessibility....

Financial planning

Select to kick off with duo of funds

Newly launched boutique funds management group Select Asset Management is looking to release two funds as part of its strategy to establish itself as an ‘absolute return’...

Editorial

No need to ‘get’ hedge funds to get into them

The complex nature of hedge funds should not stop advisers from recommending them, says DOMINIC McCORMICK....

Funds management

Hedge fund report allays retail investors’ fears

Australia’s hedge fund industry continues to grow at an astonishing pace, but how such investments fit into an overall investment portfolio, the latest report into the se...

Funds management

Absolute Capital to list first hedge ETFs

Absolute Capital will list three retail hedge funds it launched in July on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), to be available to master trusts, wraps and retail investo...

Editorial

What should we be doing in asset allocation?

In the last article I discussed what I believe are the limitations to the current approach to asset allocation of much of the financial planning (and funds management) in...

Editorial

Are we failing clients in asset allocation?

Despite the emphasis placed on the importance of asset allocation, DOMINIC McCORMICK thinks traditional wisdom on what constitutes strategic asset allocation leaves a lot...

Financial planning

Hedge fund sector research starts to emerge

JOHN WILKINSON reports, two research houses are making serious attempts at presenting an independent picture of what is happening in the hedge fund management sector....

Editorial

Fund of hedge funds grabs early dollars

The increasing attention on hedge funds marks the growing popularity of this alternative investment class and, as NICOLE SZOLLOS writes, recent data suggests continuing g...

Editorial

Hedge funds emerge as market force

What was once an investment class largely ignored by Australian investors has now emerged as a market contender. KATE KACHOR examines the rise and future of hedge funds....

Editorial

Hedge funds 101: What’s the difference?

As hedge funds become ever more popular, a dazzling array of options are becoming available. LACHLAN GILBERT takes a look at these options and how they operate in the mar...

Editorial

Hedge funds push new frontier with master trusts

Hedge funds have done well in terms of both performance and distribution, but they are yet to be universally accepted on master trust menus. FIONA MOORE reports....

Editorial

Hedge funds rise and rise…again

HEDGE funds have been on a bit of a crusade lately, grabbing headlines and attracting investors who are seeking returns in an environment where they are not exactly easy ...