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Blue Sky profits underscore alternatives opportunity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... director Robert Shand believes underpins the firm's value proposition to clients looking for opportunities in alternative assets. Blue Sky also declared a final fully franked dividend of 23c per share for the 2017 financial year. Costs for the year rose ...

Macquarie leads alternatives pack

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
Global alternative assets under management rose 10% to US$4 trillion in the 12 months to December 2016, with Macquarie Group dominating the local sector. The annual Willis Towers Watson global alternatives survey of 562 investment managers (which included ...

QIC and Eagle Investment join forces

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... establishing a new partnership that will further drive down costs and improve efficiency, especially in its alternative assets business. Partnering with Eagle Investment Systems (a subsidiary of BNY Mellon) forms part of QIC's operational transformation ...

BTFG drags Westpac performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... insurance and investments on its BT Panorama, which has about 19% of the wealth platform market. The group's alternative assets fund manager Hastings delivered $30 million in revenue, up 20% on the prior year. The group reported an after-tax profit of ...

RF Capital appoints new retail distribution head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... some very strong relationships in key areas of growth for RF Capital and has great depth of experience across alternative assets, commercial debt and real estate, which will help us build a diverse footprint for our business." Purcell will report to ...

Super fund private equity demand growing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... aggravated after the global financial crisis when super funds all of a sudden saw themselves overweight in alternative assets, Casali told a media roundtable. During that period, there was a lot of market turbulence and private equity funds were considered ...

Blue Sky expands board with new directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
... that will enhance that growth," Kain said. "Blue Sky is uniquely positioned to capitalise on the growth in alternative assets, and we look forward to Michael and Phil contributing materially to our business over the coming years."

Alternatives LIC a win for planners

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... entitlement offer to existing investors and a shortfall offer to new investors, invests in a diversified portfolio of alternative assets. These include water infrastructure assets, student and retirement accommodation and private equity. Champion said ...

Preqin buys solution platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... also thrilled with the acquisition. "By combining Baxon's suite with the most comprehensive data source in the alternative assets industry, we will deliver the market's most advanced, scalable cloud-based solution to enhance portfolio monitoring, valuation ...

Future Fund surges to $123 billion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... fund is why it holds only 29% of its assets in equities, preferring to increase its investment exposure to alternative assets which now stands at 31%. But offsetting this, the Future Fund holds a very high 22% weighting to cash. This asset allocation ...