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SSgA ETF targets high yields

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... grossed up returns with an 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," said Goodlad. Graham Smith, business development manager at SSgA, confirmed Citigroup has ...

Future Fund rebounds

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... investments and global equities were the chief beneficiaries of the fund's changing asset allocation. The fund's alternatives program grew from 5 per cent of the portfolio, or less than $3 billion, to 16 per cent of the portfolio, or almost $10 billion. ...

MLC appoints former Fidelity global CIO

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... investment specialist and former UBS O'Connor and PanAgora Asset Management investment manager Stefano Cavaglia as alternatives portfolio manager.

HSBC wins Ascalon mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... Ascalon Managers owns equity across a range of funds including seven distinct investment management firms, across alternatives, Australian and international equities. Ascalon invests in boutique funds management firms including Arkx Investments, H3 Global ...

Select mandates AQR and Och Ziff Capital

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... last 12 months. The Select Defensive portfolio provided 12 per cent returns, Select Growth 16.7 per cent and Select Alternatives 10.9 per cent at the end of June.

AIST research exposes flaws in asset-based fee model

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... paradigm can lead to overcharging (when markets rise) and under-resourcing (when markets fall) the report found, and alternatives to fees based on funds under management (such as fixed dollar fees) may be a better approach for certain asset classes ...

Investors eye $650bn 'niche' asset class

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... fall in charger rates and the "dysfunctional" maritime lending markets. Ryan Bisch, manager researcher in Mercer's Alternatives Boutique, explained that this opportunity sprung up recently because of the capital scarcity. "The shipping industry can be ...

US needs double the lifeline

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... by anemic growth and stratospheric debt, cash may no longer hold its value over time, so investors should consider alternatives, the executives said. "Anyone who has grown up in the last thirty years thinking that inflation is always going to be low ...

DST's HiPortfolio goes live at ING Aus

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... HiPortfolio through an outsourcing provider since 2002, but is now internalising this operation after considering several alternatives. DST said its solution, which was implemented over a six month period has the requisite functionality for ING, and ...

Ipac boosts insurance-related investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
Ipac Asset Management plans to have as much as a 25 per cent allocation within its alternatives growth portfolio devoted to insurance-related investments, and backs the strategy with a $50 million seed investment into a newly-launched catastrophe insurance ...