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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 ...

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 ...