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Hedge Funds

Fortitude's moves to get more capital

As funding from its major clients – offshore hedge fund-of-funds (FoFs) – continues to dry up, domestic hedge fund Fortitude Capital has begun canvassing ways of garnering more capital from investors in its home market.  
Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2009
Unintentional

FEAL turns 10

From CEO’s Union to Industry Pillar The role of what used to be known as the fund secretary has grown enormously in the past 10 years. Helping that growth, through the professional development of the chief and other fund executives, has been the Fund Executives Association Ltd, which marks its 10th anniversary year this month […]
Staff WriterAugust 3, 2009
Unintentional

FEAL turns 10

From CEO’s Union to Industry Pillar The role of what used to be known as the fund secretary has grown enormously in the past 10 years. Helping that growth, through the professional development of the chief and other fund executives, has been the Fund Executives Association Ltd, which marks its 10th anniversary year this month […]
Staff WriterAugust 3, 2009
Hedge Funds

It’s good to know CFA about ethics

The Sydney chapter of the Certi­fied Financial Analyst Society held a discussion on ‘rebuilding trust in the investment industry’ last month, and members of its employer advisory board were asked what ethical dilemmas they had faced in their careers. Emilio Gonzalez, head of global eq­uities at Perpetual and past president of the global CFA Society, […]
Staff WriterJuly 3, 2009
Hedge Funds

It’s good to know CFA about ethics

The Sydney chapter of the Certi­fied Financial Analyst Society held a discussion on ‘rebuilding trust in the investment industry’ last month, and members of its employer advisory board were asked what ethical dilemmas they had faced in their careers. Emilio Gonzalez, head of global eq­uities at Perpetual and past president of the global CFA Society, […]
Staff WriterJuly 3, 2009
Hedge Funds

Happy birthday, at last, for Kathleen Long

About 300 people, many from the financial services industry, attended the annual Awards evening for aid agency Oxfam’s Melbourne Trailwalker, which raised more than $2.3 million for the charity’s March walk. The Sydney event will take place from August 28-30. The major sponsor, State Street, gave the popular ‘Overcoming the Odds’ Award to Kathleen Long […]
Staff WriterJuly 3, 2009
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