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AX investing takes hold

... to find a manager who is not thinking about." To understand AX investing you need to realise it's actually not an alternatives play involving high volatility hedge funds but an extension - hence the name - on what many managers are already doing. "If ...

UK alternative weightings quadruple

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
... pushing alternative assets into the radar screens of pension funds, said Latham. The survey found allocations to alternatives had quadrupled to 5 per cent since 1999. "What our research also shows is a growing interest in alternative assets as a result ...

New reverse mortgage broker group sets sail

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
... mortgage market - the difference being that Fortus focuses on the consumer, and on providing range of equity release alternatives and product information," Swan said. "Fortus members are at the forefront of the home equity release market. As home reversion ...

Alternatives rewrite custody

The alternative investments frenzy that has swept the local market in the last two years has prompted Australia's largest custodians to go back to the drawing board and set up units specialising in reporting the exotic and not-so-exotic investment asset ...

HFA finds Lighthouse leads to global growth

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
... shares - approximately 11 times Lighthouse's estimated FY08 EBITDA - as the new business focuses on growing its global alternatives presence. The two companies already have a strong link, working under an exclusive Investment Adviser and Access Agreement ...

WRF taps demand for alternatives

WRF Securities has signaled its plans to be a major player in global property and alternative assets after it appointed industry stalwart Maurice Kluge to the top job. Maurice Kluge, formerly head of property funds management at Allco, was appointed ...

Cranky customers over choked supply chain

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
... Japanese customers are becoming concerned but not yet threatening to take a hike as in reality they may have limited alternatives. However, they are concerned about "very grave" coal ship queues at Newcastle and Dalrymple Bay and will be attending an ...

State Street's 130/30 funds gain $10bn Edge

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
... allowed investors an option to invest in the strategies within their traditional equity allocations, rather than in the alternatives category, she said. State Street also announced further product lunches are on the way, with fourteen new funds to sit ...

No multi-sector managers deserve five-stars: S&P

... asset classes they invest in. For example, some may have an excellent track record in equities but not in bonds and alternatives, or vice versa. Secondly, Hannel added, "No managers illustrated that they can add value through TAA over the long term." ...

Mercer appoints alternatives specialist

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2007
Mercer Investment Consulting has appointed a new senior investment consultant and alternative asset specialist to its Melbourne team. David Lee joins Mercer as senior investment consultant, bringing with him industry experience that includes time spent ...