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AMP Capital expands Aust Eq team

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... analyst for energy, infrastructure and property in the third quarter of 2010. Lally has over 15 years experience in listed assets analysis and investment experience in capital markets. Thomas Young has also joined the team as assistant portfolio manager ...

Future Fund ex-strategy chief opens Scarce Capital

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... best returns come from investments where capital is scarce, yet a lot of investors put most of their funds into listed assets - just like everybody else. "The way that economics work is that if capital is abundant then you're not going to make much money ...

Antin raises $1.5bn

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... major roles in the fund raising success, he said. The fund is a ten-year closed end fund, focused on brownfield, non-listed assets located in the Eurozone. It aims to deliver target yields of 5 per cent and target internal rate of returns of 15 per cent. ...

Busting myths on alternatives: JANA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... the coming year - up from 40 per cent in October last year. On a performance comparison, however, the valuation of listed assets after the GFC have recovered at a faster pace than those of many unlisted assets. That said, Australian equities continue ...

MLC nabs PM from Alliance Bernstein

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
MLC has appointed a new portfolio manager for property and unlisted assets. Stuart Keighran has joined the investment manager from Alliance Bernstein, and will be responsible for MLC's property and unlisted asset strategies. Keighran will undertake ...

APRA warns on unlisted asset valuations

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
... trustees' awareness of risks arising from unlisted investments that are more complex or less transparent relative to listed assets." Venkatramani urged trustees to ensure that there is a strong governance framework for valuations which include oversight ...

Frontier takes tough stance against asset-based fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
... silver bullet against misalignment of interests. More importantly, any blanket approach should apply not just to listed assets but also on alternative assets, which tend to be less liquid and less transparent. Instead, the fund manager pointed out the ...

MAP Super seeks alternatives, hires Bennelong

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
MAP Super is boosting its diversification strategy by tapping alternatives such as private equity and hedge funds, and has hired Bennelong Funds Management as a new investment manager. According to an August update of the fund, MAP Super is increasing ...

Liquidity problem in unlisted assets overstated: RWA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... diversified default option. The criticism against unlisted valuation practices by retail funds with heavy weightings to listed assets is consequently misplaced, research found. "Fortunately, most superannuation funds continue to experience strong positive ...

Retirement platforms growing fastest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... them being vulnerable to falls in discretionary contributions and being hardest hit due to their high exposure to listed assets. "In contrast, the relative strength of corporate super is most likely due to their contributions being maintained by employers ...