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Saxo launches managed portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... 2017. BlackRock's three products start at a minimum investment of US$10,000 and invest in bonds, stocks, and alternatives ETFs. The portfolios charge 0.95% on average and there are no platform fees, entry, exit or custody fees. Manish Prasad, Saxo ...

Global alternatives manager lands down under

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
A US$74 billion alternatives asset manager has opened a local office and hired a head of Australia and New Zealand from HSBC. GCM Grosvenor has established an office in Sydney and appointed Andy Lukas to lead the firm's push into the region. The ...

Australian investors pivot portfolios

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
... increase allocations to the private markets. Compared with recent years, the report explained global interest in alternatives has jumped from 43% to 58% in 2022. Within APAC, private equity was the most picked asset for investors planning to increase ...

Alternatives investors await more corrections: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
Hedge fund and venture capital investors are bracing for a tough 12 months ahead, anticipating asset valuations will continue a downward trend, new research finds. Many global institutional investors expressed concerns over asset valuations and subdued ...

Spirit Super appoints deputy chief investment officer

ELIZABETH FRY, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... introducing a PhD, internship programme." Naylor is not the only senior departure from Frontier, with its head of alternatives and derivative solutions Scott Pappas also leaving. Pappas is returning to QIC as senior portfolio manager in the multi-assets ...

Active fund managers historically underperform: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... believe that Magellan "can restore its competitive strengths to previous levels". "Combined with a proliferation of alternatives, Magellan has matured in the global investing space and in the Australian context," Morningstar said. Multi-boutique Pinnacle ...

NGS Super taps Robeco for major equities mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... tobacco, controversial weapons, nuclear and fossil fuel exposures, said NGS Super head of equities, fixed income and alternatives Lucas Hartmann, also speaking to FS Sustainability. "This is where the tricky bit is - to minimise Scope 1 and 2 carbon ...

Challenger reports strong results

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... strategic partnerships with Apollo, and SimCorp. Challenger and Apollo have collaborated on bringing the Apollo Aligned Alternatives (AAA) fund to Australia. The two companies have also been working on a non-bank lending joint venture that will provide ...

Alternatives fund manager names sales lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
Boutique fund manager Jameson TTB appointed a distribution director to a newly created position in a bid to expand the recently rebranded firm. Matthew Afflitto joined Jameson TTB this month after working as an investment specialist and business development ...

Franklin Templeton welcomes head of product, strategy

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... expanding our business through the addition of investment teams across an array of asset classes, in particular in the alternatives space. "We are working collaboratively with clients across market segments to build solutions to meet their objectives ...