The latest Preqin research shows a decline in the number of hedge fund of funds managers with AUM of between $2 and 5 billion, while those with less than $250 million in assets now account for a larger proportion of managers in the industry. Preqin says that the developments are a consequence of increased investor [...]
The Singapore based EurekaHedge Asian Hedge Funds Awards 2011 has selected five Australian funds in its line-up of nominees. Nominees are; The Regal Amazon Market Neutral Fund for both the Best Asian Hedge Fund category and Best Asian Relative Value Fund; Evergreen Australian Equities Return Fund for Best New Asian Hedge Fund; Excalibur Absolute Return [...]
Three Australian hedge fund managers living in the UK, Michael Hintze, Greg Coffey and Hilton Nathanson, have seen their net worth increase substantially over the past two years, according to The Australian newspaper citing the annual Sunday Times Rich List (UK). Hintze (57 – CQS) saw his wealth more than double to GBP550 million, (A$833 [...]
You might see a couple of gadgets that have Airplay. One prominent item is the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Airplay and Denon Receivers. Here is the B&W Zeppelin Air: Aside from being a high quality iPod speaker system, you can stream your iTunes Music library through the Zeppelin. Airplay works [...]
AQR Australia has launched the AQR Wholesale Managed Futures Fund with support from an external seed investor. The firm said its first offering in the Australian financial advisory channel, the AQR Wholesale DELTA Fund (a fund of hedge fund), raised $100 million since launch in September 2009. AQR is headquartered in Connecticut, USA and has [...]
I recently downloaded the iPad Sunday Times Rich List which has a Wealthiest Hedge Fund Manager Section. In our news items, we mention Australians Michael Hintze, Greg Coffey, and Hilton Nathanson. I love it when Aussies make any league table. Being an avid sports follower, I remember 1999 as a watershed year. I was working [...]
