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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 ...

Australian alternatives assets top $250 billion

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... survey by Towers Watson and the Financial Times. Macquarie in particular has benefitted from a shift towards alternative assets globally and retains its position as the world's largest manager of infrastructure assets for the second year running, despite ...

VicSuper hires alternative investment specialist

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
VicSuper is joining a wealth of superannuation funds increasing their allocation to alternative assets, and in doing so has appointed a new executive to its investment team. VicSuper recently increased its strategic allocation to alternative assets ...

Blue Sky raises $20m for LIC

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... offer. The funds raised will be used to build on the listed investment company's actively managed portfolio of alternative assets across private equity and venture capital, water and agriculture, hedge funds and private real estate. Blue Sky chief investment ...

Investec launches multi-asset fund for instos

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... across a range of assets including equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities, infrastructure and broader alternative assets. The asset classes are grouped into three baskets categorised by behaviour: growth, defensive and uncorrelated. "Increasingly ...