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PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... Turning to the future, Sowerby points to statistics showing considerable growth in institutional allocations to alternative assets as reasons to be optimistic about the firm's prospects. He also notes that Blackstone - which now has some US$330 billion ...

Australian custody market grows to $2.8 trillion

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... Knights said the core purpose of ACSA - and indeed custodians - is to safeguard assets. "Growth in unlisted and alternative assets creates new challenges in terms of how we classify and hold assets such as syndicated loans, and we continue to work closely ...

QSuper investment philosophy revealed

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... report said. QSuper has increased its exposure to unlisted equity, real estate and infrastructure as well as alternative assets. It aims to achieve a CPI plus 3.5% return after fees and tax over rolling 10-year periods. The report said QSuper's investment ...

Investing is like a game of tennis

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... Rajan said. His comments were on the back of looking at investor fundamentals such as emerging markets and alternative assets. Rajan also said lifecycle superannuation funds are gaining traction globally. He said in the United States about $700 billion ...

Aberdeen launches $700m liquid alternatives fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... Securities (UCITS) regulated investment structure," the AASF gives investors access to traditionally illiquid alternative assets, which the statement added are "designed to provide returns that are not dependent on the direction of traditional asset ...

Industry gears for new settlement regime

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... are looking after assets worth around 156% more than the market value of the ASX. This growth in unlisted and alternative assets creates new challenges in terms of how we classify and hold assets such as syndicated loans, and we need to work with our ...

Blue Sky delivers 68% profit as alternatives rally

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... billion in assets under management by the end of calendar year 2016, twelve months ahead of the initial target. "Alternative assets are the fastest growing asset class in Australia. Investors are looking beyond traditional investment strategies," managing ...

Long term super fund returns approach record levels

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... GFC. The fall in equity markets, however, favoured not-for-profit (NFP) funds due to their higher weighting in alternative assets, resulting in the segment - lead by public sector funds - extending its recently regained lead over retail funds. Within ...

FEATURE: Alternatives - Taking the plunge

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... yields, an uncertain equities landscape and an appetite for diversification are driving institutions towards alternative assets. Alex Burke investigates whether this is the right idea. When Perpetual acting general manager for regulated fiduciary services ...

Towers Watson hires senior consultant

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... director for Australia Graeme Miller said. "He is acknowledged as one of Australia's leading strategic thinkers on alternative assets and has published research on a range of issues, including currency management, global macro investing, direct investing ...