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PASL to tap alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... traditionally been tapped by PASL. "At present the one component of the portfolio that hasn't been finalised is the alternatives portfolio - we have a strategic allocation to alternatives, but we're just starting to work on that now," he said. The fund ...

Plus Capital eyes offshore managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... all the big houses are already here and it's hard to say we've got someone that no-ones heard of, whereas in the alternatives space we believe quality can shine through," he said. "Maybe we could get a manager in the ESG space, maybe something in the ...

Instos search for cash alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
Corporate investors and government bodies are assessing alternatives to holding funds in government guaranteed deposits as cash rates fall and the $1 million fee eats away at returns. Subash Pillai, executive director and head of cash and fixed interest ...

Mercer adds boutique, adds staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... is in an effort to develop Mercer as the "pre-eminent global research engine" across a number of asset classes in alternatives. It means the firm is going to be spending up on infrastructure and people, including plans to more than double the firm's ...

REST deploys $300m mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
... investment is being undertaken as part of a diversified portfolio of exposures to the credit markets within the growth alternatives sector," he said. Hill said last month that the fund was increasingly moving into Aussie shares, international equities ...

UK pensions turn to alternatives

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
UK pension funds are increasingly diversifying into hedge funds, global tactical asset allocation (GTAA) and active currency strategies, according to a Mercer survey. The firm's European Asset Allocation Survey found UK pension fund allocations to equity ...

More than ratings: S&P

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... during the year." Standard & Poor's also plans to add at least two more analysts that specialise in fixed interest and alternatives asset classes to add further depth to the firm's research. "There's a few positions across the Australian team open but ...

UK consumers embrace online comparison tools

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... the implications of these changes that will increase the likelihood that existing clients will seek and find viable alternatives," they said. Part of this is to dramatically increase avenues for engagement and segmenting clients or prospects into those ...

Westpac prizes growth and alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... with the introduction of alternative assets. Westpac will allocate 10 per cent of this option's strategy to include alternatives. Despite the alterations in asset allocation, all other features, such as the investment objectives and strategies of the ...

Alaska fund drops alternatives mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
The $43 billion Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation has axed two alternative investment mandates in light of the fund's shrinking assets. According to a press statement by the American fund, the board decided "not to move forward with two planned alternative ...