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Property set for attractive multi-year returns: Stan Life

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... market volatility and a subdued global growth outlook, investors are flocking to yield generating investments with alternatives like real estate being considered. "We believe that the pricing environment has changed and there is now more clarity on the ...

Litigation risk to force advisers into multi-asset options: Russell

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... invest in gold and other commodities via ETFs, as well as private equity funds, hedge funds and other more complicated alternatives. This diversified basket of assets is designed to reduce the exposure to highly correlated assets and dampen the funds' ...

Kohler campaign slammed by ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... backed by veteran financial commentator and owner of the Eureka Report Alan Kohler is poorly researched, and its alternatives underdeveloped, said an article published by the Association of Superannuation funds of Australia (ASFA). In late October, Alan ...

CommInsure raises red flag about underinsurance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... insurance. "Australians need advice on how to balance today's priorities with tomorrow's needs, as many options and alternatives exist that can help them make ends meet," he said.

Mandates slugged by downturn

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... expertise," the report states. Entities awarded the most mandates in the last 12 months, after discounting "other" bundled alternatives and self-appointments were: Telstra Super (28), NGS (23), Advance Asset Management (19), and the Australian Catholic ...

Tyndall strengthens investment team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... appointment of Vincent Lo Blanco to the newly created position of senior investment specialist - fixed income and alternatives. Lo Blanco joins Tyndall from Blackrock Australia where he held a number of senior investment positions, including global investment ...

Indexing reaches all time high

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... equities, which comprised 65% of indexed assets in 2002 dropping to 48% this year, making way for inroads from the alternatives space. The alternatives asset share is now 28% - up from 22% in the year prior and from 4% on the 10-year comparison, while ...

Retail MySuper to put NFPs on back foot

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... diversified program," Costello told the Australian Hedge Fund Forum yesterday. He was expressing a concern held by many alternatives providers that the current industry "fixation" on lowering costs will result in an unwillingness to consider strategies ...

Deutsche Bank restructures

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... retail asset management in one business unit including former Corporate Banking & Securities passive and third-party alternatives businesses such as ETFs. The change is part of a strategy unveiled last week by new co-chairmen of the management board ...

More innovation needed on 'demand side' infra opps: ASFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
In the debate about alternatives to investment in transport infrastructure, the temptation is often to simply look at another road or rail project to address supply-side demand related to the congestion in Australia's capital cities. Yet, as ASFA's ...