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ETS or carbon tax, still same problem

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... Earlier this week, Senator Penny Wong, minister for climate change, told the ABC that the Federal Government is open to alternatives to a cap and trade emissions scheme, such as a carbon tax, if evidence emerges that it will be a more effective policy ...

Diversified funds on the wane?

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... had adopted a "caretaker" role rather than investing in new alternative asset classes. "Some managers have adopted 'alternatives' such as hedge funds, alpha import strategies, private equity or global resources," said Fuller. "However, diversified managers ...

Who plays the PE game, wins

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... private equity exposure clearly demonstrating its worth in an investment portfolio, proper diversification favouring alternatives is now high on the agenda of most US funds. Top American insto investors are expected to allocate more than 22 per cent ...

V-Wrap sales sky rocket

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... chief executive, said the boost in new portfolios and continued record sales meant financial planners are looking for alternatives to deliver a low cost service to clients. "Advisers are now under increasing pressure to explain and minimise poor performance ...

S&P studies single manager alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
Rising investor demand for alternative strategies has prompted Standard & Poor's to issue its first single manager fund report. The Standard & Poor's Alternative Strategies - Single Manager report found found single strategy hedge funds generally performed ...

Alternatives: shock absorbers of sub-prime

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... (unhedged) and 38.3 per cent for the S&P/ASX Listed Property Trust Index. Bucking the trend is Select Asset Management's alternatives portfolio, which returned 9.3 per cent over the same period. So what's the secret? According to Dominic McCormick, chief ...

US instos ramp up alts to 22pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... surveyed represent more than $1.2 trillion in assets under management The survey found the current average allocation to alternatives exceeded more than 18 per cent. However, overall respondents expected to boost their allocation to alternative assets ...

Pension alternatives investments top $860bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... jumped 40 per cent to $864 billion last year, according to Watson Wyatt and Global Investor magazine. The Global Alternatives 99 research report was conducted over a year period to December last year report and included 190 investment managers across ...

Super fund reporting should be standardised: ISN

... Authority (APRA) to publish a results "league table" that investors could refer to when comparing their fund against alternatives. A straightforward comparison table will make it easy for people to switch super funds if they are unhappy with the year's ...

ING IM funds 'on hold' after departures

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... of the Australian equities team. In addition, James Wright ING IM chief investment officer of asset strategies and alternatives will manage the Australian equities team. Also, head of investment process and quantitative services, Michael Price will be ...