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In cash we trust

... cent by September last year. QIC's chief executive Brad Holzberger said the money has been transferred into bonds, alternatives and more recently, in cash. "We have more cash now than we've held for a very long time," he said, adding that based on the ...

Super funds to hold firm despite market crisis

... substantial allocation to alternative assets, which are largely illiquid, barely batted an eyelid in the current turmoil. Alternatives-heavy MTAA Super leads the scoreboard with an average 16.8 per cent return in the year to November 2007. By contrast ...

FF appoints investment director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
... government's $61.5 billion Future Fund has appointed Mitchell Stack to investment director of fixed interest and alternatives. Stack was previously Australian country head and head of investments at Western Asset Management focusing on fixed income. ...

Instos to buy more alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
Local institutional investors will continue to pour more money into private equity and real estate, according to a new report on alternative investments. The annual Russell Investments Survey on Alternative Investing report surveyed 326 institutions ...

INGIM appoints fixed income head

... (Australia) following the promotion of James Wright to the new role of chief investment officer, asset strategies and alternatives, in October. Michel previously held the role of manager, portfolio management within INGIM's fixed income team. He was ...

HSBC brings alts business Down Under

HSBC joins the growing list of alternatives specialists in Australia with its newly established business, HSBC Alternative Investments Limited (HAIL). HAIL Australia will distribute funds of hedge funds (FOHFs) to local wholesale investors and cater ...

Alt assets boom in uncertain times

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
... levels of popularity with institutional and high net worth investors, according to new research from Deutsche Bank alternatives arm RREEF. Report author and chief economist and strategist for RREEF, Asieh Mansour, said the increase in demand came from ...

Intech alt fund posts 16pc

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
Intech's flagship alternatives fund, the Global Tactical Strategies Trust (GTS), has finished its first year on a high, with a return of 16.16 per cent for the the year to end September. The absolute return, multi-manager fund delivered much of its ...

Platforms demand liquidity on alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
As alternative assets become more essential in a balanced portfolio, platforms are still coming to grips with the liquidity and pricing issues surrounding the asset class. Geoff Lloyd, chief executive at Asgard Wealth Solutions, said Asgard's platform ...

ING IM tailored to suit

... equity or passive versus active because institutions and other investors are more interested to talk about alpha/beta, alternatives, private equity and endowment investing. James Wright, currently head of fixed income, will become CIO of the Asset Strategies ...