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ACFS flummoxed by SMSF cash trend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... investors, and the fact that they allocate a significant share of their assets to risky classes (unlisted property, alternative assets and direct equities) reinforces that impression." The authors said that, as the SMSF sector is relatively immature ...

Macquarie Group tops global alternative investment table

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Australian financial services firm Macquarie Group is the world's largest investor in alternative assets with almost $95 billion invested in infrastructure, according to research by Towers Watson and the Financial Times. Total assets managed by the ...

Investment in alternative assets on the rise globally

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Institutional investors around the globe are allocating more to alternative assets such as listed real estate, private equity and infrastructure, according to the AMP Capital Institutional Investor Report. AMP surveyed institutional investors in Asia ...

FFMA is on track to break $100bn barrier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... Twenty nine per cent of its FUM is, however, invested into private equity, infrastructure and timberland and alternative assets, a weighting that is more than double the typical allocation into these asset classes compared to even not-for-profit funds. ...

Asset diversification gathers momentum

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
Institutional investors continue to diversify their investment portfolios into alternative assets, increasingly via direct funds rather than funds of funds, according to global data from Towers Watson. The data shows that in 2012 its clients - which ...

Ex-Ascalon boss starts at BlackRock

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... to back it up, Landman said. As at September 30 this year, BlackRock managed approximately US$113 billion in alternative assets globally, of which more than 20% comes from the Asia Pacific region, the company said. Globally, BlackRock Alternative Investors ...

Tyndall AM completes management team

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... recognised capabilities in four asset classes - Australian equities, international equities, fixed income and alternative assets." Being able to effectively communicate the benefits of Tyndall's investment approach, Russell added is a critical part of ...

William Blair appoints head of distribution in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... provides portfolio management for global equities, emerging markets equities, US equities, US fixed income, and alternative assets. FranASois joins William Blair from Provident Capital where he was head of distribution for investment. Before that he ...

Investors must push for PE transparency

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... Partners Association (Ilpa). Blackburn says that continued market volatility is likely to see greater demand for alternative assets classes like private equity and this should raise awareness about the problems with openness. "We're definitely seeing ...

Tyndall strengthens investment team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... services in Australia and he will support the further development of client relationships for the fixed income and alternative assets teams," he added. Tyndall currently has over A$23 billion in funds under management.