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Hedge funds were top alternatives performers in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... up from $648 billion of asset growth in 2013. "The majority of investors remain confident in the ability of alternative assets to help achieve portfolio objectives," Preqin chief executive Mark O'Hare said. "Even with the sub-par performance seen by ...

LGS grows investment committee

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... currently principal of Edgehaven, where she advises institutional clients on long-term investment strategies, alternative assets and dynamic asset allocation across market cycles. She brings extensive investment experience in the superannuation industry ...

AMP Capital awarded $250m global infrastructure mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015
... strategy was launched in October 2014. "Growing numbers of institutional investors are seeking greater exposure to alternative assets such as infrastructure, attracted to its predictable risk-adjusted returns, consistent yields and portfolio diversification," ...

AMP Capital receives $200m from OPB

HARRY PAGE:  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
... equity Boe Pahari said an increasing number of institutional investors were searching for a greater exposure to alternative assets such as infrastructure due to its predictable risk-adjusted returns. "AMP Capital's global infrastructure strategy is a ...

Instos too slow to make investment decisions

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
Institutions are turning increasingly to alternative assets in a bid to boost returns but many are too slow in changing their asset allocation, according to the latest AMP Capital Institutional Investor Report. Almost half (46%) of the global survey ...

State Street appoints head of alternatives in Asia

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... director Bhagesh Malde said. "State Street's recent global research shows that more capital has been flowing into alternative assets and this looks set to continue," he added. "As the alternative fund management industry continues to grow in both size ...

Mercer expands infrastructure team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... Simon Eagleton, said: "The appointment of Farhad marks another important milestone in the development of our alternative assets advisory capability, which is an important growth segment for us." "Mercer has achieved a number of significant wins advising ...

Demand for alternatives sees Blue Sky profits rise

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... institutional investors and family offices. The company attributed the growth in part to the mainstreaming of alternative assets as an investment choice. According to Rainmaker, alternative assets are the fastest growing asset class in Australia, with ...

A quarter of global instos plan to grow alternatives investment teams

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... the latest survey by Preqin. The specialist research house asked 380 global institutions who are active in alternative assets for their outlook on the asset class. A total of 28% indicated plans to grow their investment teams over the next two years ...

Blue Sky reveals asset allocation of first alternatives LIC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... Investments has allocated nearly 70% of the $60 million raised for its Alternatives Access Fund into a range of alternative assets including private equity and venture capital, water and agriculture, a hedge fund and private real estate. The Listed Investment ...