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Australian funds lead global asset growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... Australian dollar against the US dollar and Euro, increasing investment sophistication and the shift towards alternative assets at the expense of equities have also assisted. "Australian funds are expected to maintain their growth trajectory, with a ...

Mercer awards three new mandates worth nearly $1 billion

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... mandate was for $60 million, snapped up by AQR Capital Management, and worth about 7.5% of Mercer's $900 million alternative assets portfolio. Roberts' said the multi-strategy hedge fund's duty was to be in liquid, highly transparent alternative strategies ...

Consultant warns super funds on alternative rush

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... according to investment consultant Chris Condon. A recent study by Towers Watson showed that allocations to alternative assets now account for 19% of global pension fund assets, up from 5% in 1996. Australian funds continue to demonstrate a home bias ...

Super funds chase CPI linked assets

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... funds. According to a global research study by Towers Watson, in conjunction with UK newspaper Financial Times, alternative assets managed by global fund managers on behalf of pension funds grew 16% in 2010. The research, which covers real estate, private ...

Yale returns tough to replicate: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... methodology arising from academic research to be used to make comparison between asset classes meaningful. With alternative assets and hedge funds in particular breaking above $1 trillion worldwide Dr Phalippou said better performance measures are essential. ...

Alt assets fund deals with adviser concerns

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... solutions Patrick Farrell said that when Advance spoke with advisers, they were generally confused and down about alternative assets, with complaints that while they had been trying to get into the space, they were plagued with issues with liquidity ...

Winton Capital wins Future Fund mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... Management, Louis Dreyfus Investment Group and Winton Capital Management. Future Fund had $11.87 billion allocated to alternative assets in the March quarter, it said in its portfolio update, or 16.3 per cent, excluding Telstra. The private equity mandate ...

Inflation fears raise appeal of alternative assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
Alternatives are predicted to enjoy a surge of inflows over the next three years as institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds move to protect themselves against inflation. Inflation and its potential effect on institutional investing is gaining ...

FUM hits $1.37tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... compares to the 17 per cent peak it reached post-GFC in June 2009, said Rainmaker. Meanwhile the weighting to alternative assets has remained stable at about 14 per cent, the level it's been for the past two years. The largest investment manager in Australia ...

Prime Super restructures equities portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... million equities portfolio and withdrew mandates with State Street, BlackRock and BGI, while the fund looks for alternative assets to add to its investments. Lachlan Baird, chief executive of Prime Super, said the fund has terminated enhanced passive ...