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Unlisted assets hold value: BUSS(Q)

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
Following the December 2008 revaluation of its unlisted assets portfolio, super fund BUSS(Q) reported better numbers in infrastructure and private equity but flat valuations in unlisted property. BUSS(Q) chief executive, David O'Sullivan, said the fund's ...

IFSA calls for more frequent valuations of unlisted assets

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... Association (IFSA) has released a new guidance note to members with 'best practice' recommendations on how to value unlisted assets in the wake of the global financial crisis. The guidance note specifies the principles for asset valuation in the calculation ...

Infrastructure still key to returns

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
... yesterday's Superannuation Governance Forum, said industry funds will continue their ongoing strategy of investing in unlisted assets and domestic infrastructure because of their long term returns, coupled with the sector's ability to boost the local ...

QIC calls for better liquidity risk mgmt

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... managing director, capital markets Troy Rieck. Another contributor to tightening liquidity is the illiquid nature of unlisted assets. Industry funds may be particularly vulnerable as they favour unlisted investments such as infrastructure. To counter ...

Unlisted still king: MTAA Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... billion MTAA Super believes its position is still strong amidst the economic turmoil due to its heavy investments in unlisted assets. MTAA Super, which was awarded SelectingSuper's Fund of the Year, allocates around $3 billion or 50 per cent of its $6.12 ...

India fund opens to unlisted assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... remains unchanged. John Pereira, India Equities Fund Limited founder and managing director, said the addition of unlisted assets would provide a more balanced portfolio, greater diversification and enhance its ability to create value to shareholders. ...

Frontier's $97bn FUA in safe hands

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... she said that clients are also putting money in distressed credit opportunities. Commenting on the listed versus unlisted assets valuation debate, Hill said they haven't changed their stance on the importance of having illiquid assets in portfolios to ...

Unlisted assets poised for higher illiquidity premiums

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... "There is no doubt that debt is more expensive now than a year ago so that has to have an impact on the value of unlisted assets," said Paul Ireland, general manager of MLC Implemented Consulting. The LPT rout is also foreshadowing a repricing in direct ...

Industry responds to APRA report

... has implications in your performance but more importantly, on what's reported as your performance. A lot of this unlisted assets aren't exactly priced marked to market so you're not seeing the volatility in the unit prices the way you do with retail ...

AMP Capital Core Infrastructure hits $100m

... retail investors get access to these types of high quality assets," said Beltran. Around half of the fund is in unlisted assets while the other half in the AMP Capital Global Listed Infrastructure Securities Index, a diversified index of infrastructure ...