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Investment in alternative assets on the rise globally

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Institutional investors around the globe are allocating more to alternative assets such as listed real estate, private equity and infrastructure, according to the AMP Capital Institutional Investor Report. AMP surveyed institutional investors in Asia ...

Abenomics strengthens investment ties with Japan

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
The dramatic lift in confidence arising from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive stimulus measures has created opportunities for investment to flow between Australia and Japan in both directions, according to Nikko Asset Management chairman ...

VC funds outperform, punch above their weight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Venture capital accounts for only a tiny portion of Australia's investment market but contributes well above its weight to the economy, according to a report just released by the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. The report ...

Li gets what Li likes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Nothing beats a three-day long weekend break to put things back into perspective it seems. Wall Streeters returned from the "Memorial Day" holiday with a bounce in their steps sending America's benchmark indices on a rebound. The Dow closed 0.7% up ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
The Australian share market is set for a relatively flat start despite Wall Street's rise to a new record high. Strong gains in US home prices and consumer confidence pushed the the Dow Jones Industrial Average to 15,409.39, its highest ever level. ...

William Blair targets super fund investors with 'game theory'

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
Chicago-based asset manager William Blair's head of dynamic allocation strategies Brian Singer has been in Australia promoting the firm's Macro Allocation Fund to institutional investors. The strategy is centred on the investment philosophy of 'game ...

Morphic global equities fund reaches $25m

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
The Morphic Asset Management Australian Global Equities Fund has gone from $5 million in assets under management to more than $25 million since inception in August, 2012. The fund achieved returns of 2.8% in April, 2013, but it underperformed the MSCI ...

Empty orchestra

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
"It's amazing how you Can speak right to my heart. Without saying a word You can light up the dark. Try as I may, I could never explain What I hear when you don't say a thing." -When You Say Nothing At All It was all going so swimmingly - the three ...

Direct insurance races for advised market share

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
Direct insurance is already having an impact on the advisory market share, with direct companies offering similar products at a lower cost. Direct risk companies currently hold 24.2% of the market share, right behind non-aligned dealers, which hold ...

Super funds need low volatility shares for pension portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
Superannuation members in the post-retirement phase should have exposure to lower volatility, income paying stocks, according to Investors Mutual investment director Anton Tagliaferro. Traditional investment theory dictates that as investors grow older ...