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ESSSuper launches Balanced Growth Managed option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... allocates 8% each to infrastructure and cash, and has 8.5% in credit and 6.5% in property. About 5.5% is allocated to alternatives, while 6% is in defensive income. The super fund's Growth option, which was previously called High Growth, returned ...

BNP Paribas in talks to buy AXA Investment Managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... track record on sustainability. Thanks to the quality of its teams, AXA IM is today a leading player, notably in alternatives in Europe," AXA chief executive Thomas Buberl said. " By joining forces with BNP Paribas, AXA IM would become a global asset ...

BlackRock bolsters suite of SMAs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, multi-asset, property, infrastructure, commodities, and liquid alternatives to deliver differentiated returns. "As pioneers of model portfolios in the Australian market, we are continuously looking ...

London-based boutique opens fund to local investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... mispricing's in derivatives markets. Atlantic House co-founder Andrew Lakeman said that investors are increasingly seeking alternatives that offer substantial returns during turbulent times and steady gains during stable periods. "The Uncorrelated Strategies ...

QIC replaces real estate managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... executive as its new real estate managing director. Deborah Coakley will begin her new role at QIC's $112 billion alternatives platform on October 15. She previously spent 11 years at Dexus, starting out as executive general manager of people and ...

NGS Super refreshes investment team, promotes three

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
... team in February 2022. In his new role, Mi continues to lead these teams but also assumes leadership of the liquid alternatives function. Before NGS Super, Mi traded in forex derivatives and fixed income for financial services firms based in Australia ...

How advisers can reap additional $2.1bn in revenue

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... their operations as pricing pressures may supress margins as clients become more cost-conscious and seek low-fee alternatives for simplified investment strategies and basic financial planning. By 2030, the 250 financial advisers surveyed anticipate servicing ...

Pacific Current sells European boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
Pacific Current Group (PAC) has offloaded Carlisle Management Company to a NASDAQ-listed alternatives asset manager. Abacus Life has agreed to acquire Carlisle in full. It will pay for the acquisition via a combination of Abacus bonds and common stock. ...

The most popular fund types launched in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... exposure," Francis said. Looking forward, Francis anticipates the next wave of funds coming through will focus on alternatives, private credit, and private debt, particularly targeting private wealth groups. He also expects a continued rise of ETFs ...

Qantas Super, Australian Retirement Trust to merge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
... 45, delivered a 11.8% return. Glidepath Take-Off has a strategic asset allocation that consists of equities (75%), alternatives (23%), and cash (2%), with no allocation to fixed income.