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Investment Strategy

How hedge fund managers answer liquidity and stability concerns

The hedge fund industry has been reinventing itself in the past two years and, notwithstanding massive redemptions as the credit crunch spread throughout markets, managers are looking to bring revamped and new strategies to the market. Most of the changes look to address major criticisms of hedge funds during the crisis, namely transparency, ownership stability […]
Staff WriterNovember 2, 2009
Investment Strategy

How hedge fund managers answer liquidity and stability concerns

The hedge fund industry has been reinventing itself in the past two years and, notwithstanding massive redemptions as the credit crunch spread throughout markets, managers are looking to bring revamped and new strategies to the market. Most of the changes look to address major criticisms of hedge funds during the crisis, namely transparency, ownership stability […]
Staff WriterNovember 2, 2009
Investment Strategy

ASIC targets risk disclosure in super investment options

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is investigating superannuation risk disclosure and the labelling of investment options as part of a research project that will shortly go out for industry consultation. Stephen Rowe, senior manager, superannuation stakeholder team at ASIC said the commission was concerned about the consistency of risk disclosure and had developed […]
Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2009
Investment Strategy

ASIC targets risk disclosure in super investment options

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is investigating superannuation risk disclosure and the labelling of investment options as part of a research project that will shortly go out for industry consultation. Stephen Rowe, senior manager, superannuation stakeholder team at ASIC said the commission was concerned about the consistency of risk disclosure and had developed […]
Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2009
Administration

Merger tax break spurs Suncorp-Asteron clean-up

Suncorp Wealth Management has  taken advantage of the Government’s  temporary waiver of capital loss crystallisation  on successor fund transfers to  dramatically simplify its retirement  savings offerings, reducing the number  of unit prices it cuts daily from 1000 to 150. 
Staff WriterJune 4, 2009
Investment Strategy

What sort of funds management industry will be left?

The ramifications of the global financial crisis are broad and deep, especially for the financial services industry, and super funds need to be well aware of how their service providers are being impacted. One of the least-well appreciated ways that funds may be affected, according to Stephen van Eyk, is in the breakdown of certain […]
Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2009
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