HEDGE FUNDS

Financial planning

MLC has recruited from AXA again, adding three more members to its retirement solutions team....

Funds management

Hedge funds continue to handle the current market volatility better than most, according to new data released by hedge fund and alternative investment industry specialist...

Editorial

Dissatisfaction with the performance of traditional managed funds and the resulting criticism may see the rise of multi-asset solutions, according to Dominic McCormick....

Financial planning

Despite a wave of indiscriminate selling by Western investors, the fundamentals remain strong for Asian equities, writes Tim Stewart....

Financial planning

Key regulators have admitted that deliberate financial services fraud is hard to stop with or without regulatory changes....

Superannuation

Self-managed super funds have increased their cash and fixed interest holdings and significantly reduced their Australian share exposure, according to a Multiport survey....

Financial planning

Morningstar has taken a cautious view of fully hedged international share funds in its International Equities Sector Wrap-up, with only two of the 49 strategies given the...

Funds management

August was a sombre month for hedge funds as all but two strategies performed well under par, according to figures released by Edhec-Risk Institute....

Funds management

ASIC has recommended asset level disclosure on hedge funds as it pursues tighter requirements in a post-Astarra/Trio environment....

Editorial

Post global financial crisis regulation, changing government policy and a shift in demographics have created a very different investment landscape to that of previous dec...

Editorial

What is an appropriate fee structure and level for an Australian equities fund for which performance fees are charged?...

Editorial

This month PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: What is an appropriate fee structure and level for an Australian equities fund for which performance fee...

Financial planning

Alternative investments tend to be lowly correlated with traditional asset classes such as stocks, bonds and cash - and as such, investors can use them to diversify their...

Financial planning

The index fund space, while staying strong through market volatility, has been busy developing new and exotic products. Janine Mace takes a closer look at the sector, its...

Financial planning

Former Astarra Asset Management investment manager Shawn Richard was on Friday sentenced to a total of 3 years and 9 months imprisonment with a minimum term of 2 years an...

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