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BlackRock to expand retail arm

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... Vanguard, to offer international ETFs then it would be a combination of those to create a portfolio for clients." The alternatives market is also in focus for BlackRock in 2011 with plans to further its two strategies Asset Allocation Alpha Fund and ...

Qantas eyes alternatives, cools on equities

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... following an asset allocation update. The $5 billion super fund has made a 5 per cent boost to its return seeking alternatives held within its Growth and Aggressive options. The 5 per cent boost means more funds will be allocated to mandates covering ...

Schroders surges, shuns Gartmore

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... from private banking. By asset class, the flows were split 2.8 billion into fixed income, 600 million each into both alternatives and mutli-asset, with just 500 million into equities. For the first nine months of 2010, net inflows were 21.5 billion ...

Maritime restructures asset classes, doubles insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... Maritime Super combined its listed and direct property investments under one asset class, merged its absolute return and alternatives portfolios and doubled its insurance cover for members as part of a fund review this year. The trustee board of Maritime ...

AvSuper awards hedge fund mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... executive of Canberra-based AvSuper, said the $50 million mandates are part of the funding for the super fund's defensive alternatives portfolio. Fauchier Partners will have $25 million invested in its absolute return trust, while another $25 million ...

FuturePlus seeks more alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
FuturePlus Financial Services is advising its clients, including the $3 billion Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme (EISS), to reduce their international equities exposure and reallocate up to a combined 25 per cent into global listed infrastructure ...

Super funds call for new fee paradigm

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has renewed calls for alternatives to the existing asset-based and performance-based fee models. The AIST research published last month recommends a hybrid fixed dollar fee/performance fee model ...

SSgA hits $45m in 24 hours

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
... provide returns, including expected yield, of close to 8 per cent for the year to end of June. "Compare that with other alternatives and it's highly competitive," he said.

Super funds flex muscle on alternative asset fees

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
... variation on what to do with exposure to alternative investments. "We are seeing some clients increase allocation to alternatives to reduce equity risk in their overall portfolio as a medium term, opportunistic play. We are also seeing a number of funds ...

Busting myths on alternatives: JANA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... particular investment is listed on the market doesn't make it "right" in a portfolio, or better than its unlisted alternatives. "There's this myth that because they [unlisted investments] are illiquid, they're bad, and because you're listed on an equity ...