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Qantas Super reduces premiums again

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... stage saw its risk rating change from high to medium to high. Cruising has a 47.3% allocation to equites, 20% in alternatives and a 24.8% holding in fixed interest. Qantas Super is a hybrid defined benefit and defined contribution scheme. It has more ...

KKR rolls out alternatives education solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... has launched a digital education platform to help financial advisers and individual investors better understand the alternatives landscape. The KKR Alternatives Unlocked platform offers macroeconomic insights, investment perspectives and educational ...

Balanced portfolios to reap rewards in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... said. "We expect that investors who shift from the traditional 60-40 stock-bond portfolio to a 40-30-30 stock-bond-alternatives, with a diversified mix of private equity, private credit, and real assets could increase annual returns 80-100 basis per ...

JPMAM to bring more alts strategies to wholesale investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... Asset Management and iCapital. JPMAM said the new union demonstrates its global strategic priority to democratise alternatives, much like its introduction of active ETFs last year did. As at September end, JPMAM has $312 billion in alternative assets ...

Private markets make concrete inroads with advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... macroeconomic environment and capital markets, many financial advisers seek better risk-adjusted returns and turn to alternatives for their clients. "Firms like ours can take what would otherwise be a US$10 million minimum investment, create a feeder ...

Former Schroders executive enters VC space

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... firm's growth." Antler global partner Ant Millet said asset managers are generally increasing their allocations to alternatives and innovation, looking to capture the leading growth trends that will contribute to the largest and most impactful companies ...

Macro environment trumps inflation for asset owners: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... Corporation, and SAFE Investment Company as the largest in terms of AUM. Sovereign wealth funds have a higher allocation to alternatives and lower proportion of fixed income compared to the top 20 assets owners (which includes pension funds and master ...

Don't abandon 60/40: J.P Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... still a great starting point from which to extend out of cash and into a wide opportunity set, expand deeper into the alternatives universe and enhance with active alpha," it said. For instance, by adding a 25% allocation to alternative assets, the global ...

Former JPMAM Australia head joins Nest

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... investor relations and distribution, Asia Pacific at Citi Alternative Investments in Singapore. She was also head of alternatives distribution, EMEA at Citigroup Private Bank and held senior roles at Bankers Trust. Since leaving JPMAM in 2021, Farrell ...

LGT Crestone offers exclusive access to the Princely family fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... 'recommended' by the LGT Crestone Investment Committee. While the GIM portfolio includes an LGT Capital Partners liquid alternatives product previously available in the Australian market, it marks the first time the larger Princely Strategy will be made ...