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Sovereign investors keen on gold, infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... prompting both central banks and sovereigns to look closely at gold backed ETFs...and we think the development of these alternative modes of investment is likely to increase interest in gold in the coming years".

WAM makes alternatives play

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... acquired the management rights for embattled alternatives investment company Blue Sky. On May 20 last year, Blue Sky Alternative Investments announced it had been forced into receivership, with Oaktree Capital Partners appointing KordaMentha as receivers ...

QIC appoints general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
The Queensland-headquartered asset manager has appointed a general manager for capital solutions, and an investment director in its state investments team. Katrina King moved into the role of general manager, capital solutions, reporting to QIC's ...

Research slams ADL definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
New research from Super Consumers Australia, the superannuation advocacy arm of CHOICE, has highlighted how difficult it is for people to claim total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance under the activities of daily living (ADL) definition. The ...

US investment firm launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... Partners. ARP currently manages US$2 billion in assets and describes itself as a boutique technology and innovation driven alternative systematic investment firm. The manager seeks to generate risk-adjusted returns uncorrelated with equities and bonds. ...

Australian Ethical divests Mercer parent company

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... McLennan group," Australian Ethical head of ethics research Stuart Palmer said. "We will be seeking proposals from alternative insurance brokers." Palmer noted the divestment comes due to Marsh & McLennan's ties to Indian mining conglomerate Adani ...

Macquarie tops mandate league tables

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
Local institutional investors handed out $43.5 billion of funds management mandates in the year to March end and Macquarie had the most wins, latest league tables from Rainmaker show. Superannuation funds, investment managers (via sub-advisory relationships) ...

Private equity weathers COVID-19 crisis: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... remained small, Willis Towers Watson found, with 80% of respondents showing low levels of concern and most implementing alternative working arrangements. Willis Towers Watson director of manager research Dania Zinurova said that with only 4.6% of superannuation ...

Hostplus bumps cash allocation up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
Industry fund Hostplus has revised its asset allocation, bumping the allocation to cash in its balanced option up from 0% to 5%. The change to the cash allocation was effective from 19 June 2020, when the fund also reduced its allocation to alternatives ...

Model portfolio growth up 70%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
Australia's model portfolio landscape is growing at a rapid rate, with the number of models available on managed accounts up 70% per annum, according to Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker research found over the last four years, the number of model portfolios ...