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Future Fund ex-strategy chief opens Scarce Capital

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... advisory services business that aims to help investors who want more than just a run-of-the-mill approach in global asset allocation and strategy. Day said the new name of his business was inspired by what he believes is a gap in the market: the provision ...

Centric Wealth gears up for acquisitions

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
... formal remuneration policy that forbids planners to be biased by any product manufacturers, and includes strict asset allocation and product choice reviews to ensure compliance, said McMurdo. "We see a real opportunity for a small number of independent ...

Direct property makes a comeback

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... all of it direct, with Hartley confirming the fund does not have any exposure to A-REITs. He said that in the asset allocation process, REITs did not necessarily offer enough of a difference to ordinary equities. "Why would it be REITs, why not tech ...

Lower returns outlook will change allocation choices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... the world over, said Stephane Mauppin-Higashino, head of development and product specialist for equities and asset allocation at Amundi Asset Management. "Trustees used to expect 7 per cent per annum returns but that is no longer the case following two ...

NAB Super restructures alternatives portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... exposure and finetuning their alternatives assets portfolios. The corporate fund made tactical changes to its asset allocation in conjunction with its asset consultant, JANA Investment Advisers. The changes apply to various member investment choice options. ...

BlackRock to expand retail arm

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... clients." The alternatives market is also in focus for BlackRock in 2011 with plans to further its two strategies Asset Allocation Alpha Fund and the Scientific Global Markets Fund, which have proven popular with the IFA market and the bigger financial ...

Qantas eyes alternatives, cools on equities

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... international and local equities in favour of hedge funds, unlisted infrastructure and return seeking credit following an asset allocation update. The $5 billion super fund has made a 5 per cent boost to its return seeking alternatives held within its ...

Future Fund adjusts long term asset allocation strategy

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... released last Friday shed some light on how the fund uses its voting rights and why it has made changes to its its asset allocation strategy. In its annual report, the fund disclosed that since September '09, it had been directly managing its voting ...

AUI appoints head of portfolio management

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... will report to Kirsty Dullahide, general manager - investments and strategy. His responsibilities include the asset allocation and portfolio construction of AUI's funds, and working with AUI's sector specialist investment managers. At Frontier Investment ...

Telstra Super rates high on CHOICE

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... investment option 'Defensive Growth'. "Defensive Growth is built on a foundation of broader and more flexible asset allocation ranges, enabling for more fluid adjustments as potential performance variances between asset classes are taken into consideration," ...