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Private debt gets 'time in the sun'

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... can afford to use some of their illiquidity budget in there." "Others who have developed buckets such as defensive alternatives put it in there and of course it fits naturally in property - except it's not equity, so it depends on what you are trying ...

SWFs jump 16% to $4.62tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... Future Fund, holds only about 5% of its FUM in private equity instead showing a preference for hedge funds to gain its alternatives exposure.

ACT super account takes $450m GFC hit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... strategy should be reviewed, Barr said the fund is about 50% exposed to equity markets with bonds, direct property and alternatives making up the balance. He said the territory government is comfortable with the balanced diversified investment strategy ...

More infra investors going direct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... increasingly attracted to direct structures, signalling a move away from listed vehicles. A survey released by the alternatives investment research group Preqin found that 89% of top 100 infrastructure investors that represent US$920 billion in combined ...

Schroders loses two analysts

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... and high net worth clients globally, invested in a broad range of asset classes across equities, fixed income and alternatives.

BlackRock appoints head of strategy group

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... Investors Strategy Group, Asia Pacific ex-Japan. Based out of Hong Kong, Pacini will take responsibility for the firm's alternatives business across the region, working with the global BlackRock Alternative Investors (BAI) group to build out the Asian ...

Australia doesn't need a SWF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... Rainmaker notes it is the largest investor into hedge funds and international property, the second largest into cash and alternatives, the third largest holder of international equities, the fourth largest for bonds and international assets and the 16th ...

Omniwealth provides planning tools for independents

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... feedback we are getting is many advisers feel the industry is being swallowed up by institutions and there are few alternatives," said Matthew Kidd, managing director of Omniwealth. "Independent advisers are vulnerable to losing business to larger competitors ...

Russell urges advisers to keep low value clients

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... should consider their options before selling off their lower value clients, according to Russell Investments, with new alternatives to create a profitable relationship despite impending FOFA regulations. One predicted unexpected outcome of the Future ...

Christmas deadline for FOFA clarity: ANZ

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... are some things where we've got to guess what the final policy position is going look like and there might be two alternatives, so you've actually got to make two changes to your system not knowing which one is going to come in," said Barrett. "We're ...