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State Street acquires GS hedge fund admin services

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... on a cash basis. The move strengthens State Street's position in hedge fund administration, with US$877bn in alternative assets already under administration as at June 30, 2012. Goldman Sachs Administration Services (GSAS) administers approximately $200bn ...

Instreet launches structured product

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... natural gas and aluminum. The index has a low correlation to the equity markets and can provide an exposure to alternative assets through a process which is more transparent than hedge funds. Lucas said the product is designed for advisers who want positive ...

David Asplin to join QIC global real estate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... Leitch QIC managing director of human resources and corporate communications. "David has extensive experience in alternative assets and will work directly with incoming managing director of QIC GRE, Steven Leigh, to grow the global real estate business." ...

Aust funds trail world in alternatives

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
Alternative assets make up 20% of world pension fund FUM but these alternative investors are continuing to shun Asia in favour of more established markets in the US and Europe. The 20% alternative weighting, according to a Towers Watson survey of the ...

SMSFs need better access to alternatives: BlueSky

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... focused on the big end of town, but with 31% of Australia's super money in SMSFs and such a small amount in alternative assets, this is a honey pot that is too attractive to pass up," Sowerby said. "Structurally, leading investment platforms have a strong ...

BlackRock appoints head of alternatives

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... until Landman's commencement with the firm. As at March 31 BlackRock manages approximately US$110 billion in alternative assets globally, of which US$20 billion comes from the Asia Pacific region.

AMP multi asset fund wins first insto mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... more certain investment outcome amid continuing market volatility. It provides exposure to traditional and alternative assets and strategies. Matthew Hopkins, AMP Capital senior portfolio manager, said the allocation from Tuvalu Trust Fund was evidence ...

BlackRock appoints head of strategy group

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... low yields and market volatility," said Mark McCombe, chairman for BlackRock Asia Pacific. "Diversifying into alternative assets, including commodities and real estate, has the potential to provide above average returns and manage risk, since alternatives ...

Instos must reassess alternatives portfolios

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... replication, according to a $10 billion global manager, as the way in which institutional investors want to own alternative assets continues to evolve in a fee-constrained world. US based Ramius Alternative Solutions, a subsidiary of Ramius that has ...

FUM market slides back to $1.4tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... 11.3%, which is down one-third compared to the June 2009 peak of 17% it reached after the GFC. The weighting to alternative assets has meanwhile remained stable at about 14%, made up of $32 billion in hedge funds, $17 billion in private equity and $49 ...