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Don't ditch the RET, instos tell Abbott

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... State Super, REST, the Future Fund or QSuper. A number of industry bodies are on the list, including the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL), reflecting the fact that the majority of renewable energy investment opportunities ...

Morningstar names two new analysts

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... fund-of-fund manager selection, portfolio construction, and maximising the benefits of manager relationships within the private equity and infrastructure allocations. Before that, he was a senior investment analyst at EFG Asset Management for three years ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... Estates, fell 72 cents, or 14.63 per cent, to $4.20 after the company rejected takeover proposals from two global private equity firms.

Family offices returned 9% in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... in office-to-office deals, which averaged around $76 million annually for syndicated deals, and $119 million for private equity deals. Regionally, offices in Asia-Pacific were most likely to co-invest, followed shortly after by developing economy family ...

FUM breaks thru $2tr

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... increased to 17% of the broad market not all alternatives segments shared the upside with hedge fund decreasing 6%, private equity holdings up 2% and infrastructure up 3%. Rainmaker estimated total superannuation contributions in the year to June 2014 ...

Towers Watson shakes up manager research teams

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... fortunate to have someone of Luba's significant experience - gained both with Towers Watson and previously as a private equity investor - ready to take on this important global role. "While this is excellent for continuity, it is also an opportunity ...

Partners Group fund added to major platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
Global private equity investment manager Partners Group has had its Partners Group Global Value Fund accepted onto the BT SuperWrap and Macquarie Wrap platforms. Partners Group Global Value Fund provides investors with exposure to a mature private equity ...

State Street appoints head of alternatives in Asia

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
State Street's new head of alternatives for Asia Pacific will look after the organisation's hedge fund, private equity and real estate businesses in the region. Bob Keogh will be based in Hong Kong and has more than two decades of experience in financial ...

A quarter of global instos plan to grow alternatives investment teams

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... indicated plans to grow their investment teams over the next two years while 30% have already done so, sourcing private equity, hedge fund, real estate and infrastructure opportunities over the past two years. As alternative assets become an ever more ...

Blue Sky reveals asset allocation of first alternatives LIC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... nearly 70% of the $60 million raised for its Alternatives Access Fund into a range of alternative assets including private equity and venture capital, water and agriculture, a hedge fund and private real estate. The Listed Investment Company (LIC) is ...