hedge funds

Financial planning

Running a successful hedge fund is not a black art according to a leading US hedge fund manager. JOHN WILKINSON outlines some of the secrets to running a successful hedge...

Financial planning

Macquarie to launch lending option fund

Macquarie Bank will be launching a new lending option fund aimed at the retail market....

Financial planning

Ethics under the shadow of hedging

ETHICAL investments still remain on the outer for financial planners despite frenzied activity in the ethical funds management marketplace last year and increasing invest...

Funds management

Index to measure Aussie hedge funds

The Bank of Bermuda has launched a series of hedge fund indices to measure the performance of hedge funds throughout the Asia Pacific region, including Australia....

Funds management

Rothschild adds hedge fund calculators

Rothschild has launched a new web-based calculator for financial planners to explain hedging funds to their clients....

Funds management

Eureka! New hedge fund directory

The Asian hedge fund industry has been given a huge boost and a taste of global exposure following the release of an Asian hedge fund directory by Eureka Hedge Advisors....

Editorial

Trailblazer finds a niche in hedge funds

Hedge Funds of Australia has carved a successful niche in the hedge funds market. FIONA MOORE talks to the engine behind the machine and asks what more we can expect from...

Funds management

SRI and hedge funds get cool reception

Last year hedge funds and ethical funds were regarded as A-list investments....

Financial planning

AM first to roll out IWL risk tool

AM Corporation has become the first customer to roll out a new launched online risk profiling tool from IWL, offering it as the latest service available to advisers and c...

Funds management

Quality of hedge fund managers declines

Not all hedge fund managers are created equal, and investors need to be cautious about who they give their money to, according to GAM Multi Manager chief investment direc...

Editorial

Risk management strength of hedge funds

“A true hedge fund is an investment vehicle with a primary key to minimise investment risk in an attempt to deliver profits under all circumstances.”...

Funds management

Hedge funds a hit waiting to happen

While education remains at the top of the list of priorities of hedge fund managers, good performance has helped to raise the profile of the alternative asset class....

Funds management

AXA joins hedge fund scene

AXA Australia has become the latest fund manager to propel itself into the ever burgeoning multi-manager hedge fund scene with the launch of a global fund-of-hedge fund t...

Financial planning

ASIC gives HFA slap on wrist

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued an interim stop order on Hedge Fund of Australia’s (HFA) short form wholesale offering document for...

Funds management

Rothschild selects BGI for hedge menu

Rothschild Australia has selected Barclays Global Investors’ BGI Equity Market Neutral Fund to be part of its fund-of-hedge funds Total Return Fund....