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BT cuts Wealth Connect

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... retirement savings accounts; superannuation; cash accounts and term deposits; securities and structured alternative investments. In an internal memo presented to staff on Thursday and obtained by Financial Standard, BT announced the "Wealth Connect model ...

WAM wins Blue Sky bid, appoints directors

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... fund, set to be announced later this week. It comes after WAM acquired the management rights for Blue Sky Alternative Investments in July this year, after the company announced it had been forced into receivership in May 2019. The investment company ...

Funds services firm expands offerings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... fund managers. The boutique wants to expand in the Asia-Pacific region with particular interest in the alternative investments space, which has over $500 billion in assets under administration in Australia. Daniel Jaffe, managing director of market offices ...

Instos dial up alternatives allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
Most institutional investors are seeking alternative investments to safeguard against COVID-19 volatility. New CoreData Research reveals nearly half (40%) of the 459 participants it surveyed between June and July will ramp up allocations to alternatives ...

NPS buffers COVID-19 shocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... end of June as a result of its diversification and risk management strategies. The performance of its alternative investments was mostly driven by interest and dividend income, as well as foreign currency translation gains from an increase in the USD-KRW ...

Class action over YouTube fundie fallout

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... the Woodford funds, as well as for 'loss of opportunity' losses, suffered through missing out on alternative investments that, in stark contrast to Woodford, would have generated returns." The potential action will be in partnership with commercial ...

WAM makes alternatives play

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... 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 and managers ...

Powerwrap inks strategic partnership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
Powerwrap is now the global administration partner of a New York based alternative investments platform provider. The Australian platform provider has inked a deal to be administration partner of Qualis Capital. The firm is new on the scene, and plans ...

Bitcoin bonanza amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... fiscal stimulatory measures of late have stoked fears of inflation, he said, pushing investors to consider alternative investments amid the COVID-19 crisis. "COVID-19 has seen a lot of governments around the globe increase stimulatory measures to help ...

AXA IM in strategic overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... Gerald Harlin said. Explaining the move, the persistent low rate environment has seen investors turn to alternative investments as well as innovative and outcome-oriented strategies that incorporate ESG and impact considerations, AXA IM said. "AXA IM ...