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Water fund recommended

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... it says are uncorrelated to mainstream investments. The Blue Sky Water Fund is an unlisted fund operating in the alternatives space which focuses on investing and trading in physical water assets via Australian Water Entitlements. Zenith said that the ...

Alternative funds delivering: van Eyk

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... falls in equity markets and diversifying portfolios. van Eyk has just released an additional 10 fund ratings in the Alternatives sector, identifying a further five A-rated managers covering the absolute return, commodities and global macro sectors. Investors ...

Australia CEO axed in Russell restructure

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... Investments Australia's head of asset consulting Jerome Lander also recently left the company, along with head of alternatives Nicole Connolly, Sydney-based director of risk advice Thomas Gillespie and institutional sales executive Mark Plimley. A Russell ...

Planners praised for guiding investors into fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... returns than cash in 2013. Falling domestic interest rates during the year have reminded investors about the need for alternatives in their portfolios. "Financial planners can take credit for improving clients' understanding that putting all capital ...

Business as usual at Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... fields and that has been the theme with the people we have hired," he said. In October last year Mercer's head of alternatives Dragna Timotijevic was made redundant, along with consultant Marianne Feeley. These changes coincided with several high-profile ...

AMP adds hedge fund specialists to alts team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
AMP Capital has appointed Dr Alistair Rew and Celine Nguyen as portfolio managers to its alternatives investment team. Prior to joining AMP last week, Rew worked for more than eight years at XL Group in New York, London and Sydney reaching the position ...

SQM upgrades Trilogy income fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... Reserve Bank's decision to reduce rates by a further 25 basis points last week, investors will likely be looking at alternatives to conventional cash based investments and this Trust represents a viable option in a balanced portfolio," he said. SQM Research ...

Insto investors confront liquidity crunch

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... found that 45% of asset owners, particularly those at the smaller end of the market, have an increased appetite for alternatives in the face of low yields on traditional assets. In addition, 39% of corporate plans surveyed expect to increase allocations ...

Ex-Ascalon boss starts at BlackRock

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... Westpac-owned boutique Ascalon Capital's former chief executive officer has this week started his new job as of head of alternatives for BlackRock in Australia. After announcing in June this year that he was leaving Ascalon, a subsidiary of Westpac's ...

Draft regulation released for Accountant Exemption

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... Shorten said yesterday in a statement. "Collapses such as TRIO highlight the need for investors to fully understand the alternatives before changing their existing superannuation arrangements," he said. "This new license means licensed practitioners ...