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Aussie super asset allocation "riskier": Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... alternative investing amongst pension funds, with all the countries studied having doubled their exposure to alternative assets since 2001. According to UBS, Switzerland has moved the needle the furthest in alternative asset allocation within pension ...

Alternative investment manager partners with VC firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... fund vehicles. It has achieved a lifetime blended IIR of 18.4% since its inception in 2012. Auctus invests in alternative assets whose returns are not correlated to equities and bond markets. This includes venture capital, private equity, real estate ...

Catholic Super appoints CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... dedicated to the Master Trust's super members. She will have a strong focus on asset allocation, equities and alternative assets. She will also take responsibility for Catholic Super in areas of strategy, leadership, compliance and risk management ...

MLC, ANU boost alternatives strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
MLC and Australian National University will ramp up allocations to alternative assets in 2018, according to latest Preqin research. Preqin highlighted the two Australian firms in its alternative assets outlook report, which surveyed more than 550 institutional ...

Males dominate ASX200 top job

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... fluctuating economic conditions," said Jones. Global research from Preqin shows women comprise only 20% of the alternative assets funds management industry - this proportion drastically declines according to seniority. Women make up 29% of junior alternative ...

RG97 effects inconsistent: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... was seen in property investment options, with an average increase of greater than 40 basis points. Hedged or alternative assets also saw marked increases of more than 30 basis points. The effect of RG97 on retail funds has been significantly dampened ...

Rising alternatives manager appoints new MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... the capacity constraints faced by alternatives managers along with rising interest from retail investors in alternative assets. Mann, who was also previously regional head of Franklin Templeton Solutions and director head of alternative product distribution ...

Women underrepresented in funds management: research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
Women comprise only 20% of the global alternative assets funds management industry, research from Preqin shows. The proportion declines according to seniority with women making up 29% of junior alternative assets staff, 23% of mid-level staff and 11% ...

Emerging infrastructure funds struggling: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... to raise funds, and as many as 15 funds globally reached a final close in the year to August, according to alternative assets researcher Preqin. The number of active emerging funds dropped from 106 in August 2016 to 87 unlisted infrastructure funds ...

Future Fund expected to grow to $200bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... Cash remains the fund's biggest asset class, making up 21% of the fund, followed by global equities (14.8%), alternative assets (14.8%), and private equity (11.6%). Australian equities make up the smallest holding at 6%. Speaking to media, fund chair ...