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Alternatives managers must be more transparent

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... investors are increasing their allocation to alternative asset classes such as private equity, infrastructure, direct property and hedge funds. Alongside this, regulators are demanding a higher level of transparency for super funds. "Regulators have ...

Funds return 11% in May

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... though they're up from previous months is still far behind returns from growth assets. Cash again returned 2.7% and direct property 9% but A-REITs have rebounded from a rolling 12 month return at end April of 3% to 7% at end May. The top three Workplace ...

AustralianSuper appoints European property manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... Australia. The Rockspring mandate is part of the fund's international strategy, which aims to grow its global direct property investment portfolio. AustralianSuper entered the UK retail property market in December 2013, when it acquired a 50% stake in ...

Super returns dampen but still double digit

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... March. In contrast, domestic and international bonds returned 2.7% and 3.3% respectively and cash returned 2.7%. Direct property and A-REITs meanwhile maintained their respective 9% and 3% results. The top five Workplace super funds (by default options) ...

AMP wealth management cashflows up 72%

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... via the fixed income asset class as well as net mandate wins over the quarter, particularly for AMP Capital's direct property capability.A Internal outflows relate mainly to the ongoing run-off of mature products closed to new business. AMP Capital AUM ...

Super on track for double-digit year

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... shares. In contrast, domestic and international bonds returned 3.3% and 3.9% respectively and cash returned 2.8%. Direct property and A-REITs have maintained their respective 9% and 4% results. The top five Workplace super funds (by default options) ...

Super returns up slightly to 12.8pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... contrast, cash returned 2.8%, domestic bonds returned 3.1%, AREITs returned 4%, international bonds returned 4.8% and direct property returned 9%. Three year average annual super fund returns are 8.4% pa, over five years they are 10.2% pa and over 10 ...

QBE invests in Invesco property fund

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
QBE Insurance Group (QBE) has invested into Invesco's North American Core Direct Property Fund, which invests exclusively in North American direct property assets. While Invesco would not reveal the amount of the investment, a spokesperson said that ...

Super is now an economic driver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... capital stock, the super system invested an aggregate of about $30 billion in infrastructure, private equity, and direct property, super's $11 billion stake underpins the commercial property market with a 140% increase over the last decade and super ...

CFSGAM wins VicSuper infra mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... after focusing exclusively on the unlisted variety. It falls under the fund's new 'real assets' class, including direct property, infrastructure, timberland and agricultural investments. VicSuper chief investment officer Oscar Fabian said that, while ...