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US instos ramp up alts to 22pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... exceeded more than 18 per cent. However, overall respondents expected to boost their allocation to alternative assets, with Endowment and Foundations (E&Fs) leading the pack and planning to allocate more than 36 per cent of its portfolio to alternatives ...

Back to school on finance

... currently the chair of UCLA's Center for Finance & Investments, which will be renamed after him and his wife following the endowment. The funding is meant to bridge the gap between academia and finance, especially at a time when the rulebook on investing ...

VFMC back on hiring trail for CIO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo). The AIMCo invests more than $73.5 billion in public sector pension, endowment and specialised funds. Sydney Bone, VFMC chief executive, said de Bever would finish his role as chief investment officer ...

130/30 demand drops

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... sustainable returns should in turn spur investors to turn to alternative investments. "More and more are going to realise that endowment funds, who are putting up to 30 per cent into alternative investments for example, have been getting it right because ...

ANU down $100 million

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
... managed funds, listed equities and listed property trusts. Mercer is the asset consultant. The university also has an endowment bequest fund valued at around $250 million.

Philanthropy gets a boost at GSJBW

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... financial planning, estate planning, and intergenerational wealth transfer objectives. The firm also has a charitable endowment fund designed to help investors establish an endowment for charitable organisations that they wish to support. "There's definitely ...

ING IM tailored to suit

... because institutions and other investors are more interested to talk about alpha/beta, alternatives, private equity and endowment investing. James Wright, currently head of fixed income, will become CIO of the Asset Strategies and Alternatives. He will ...

Sunsuper buys more alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
... State Private Capital to bolster our infrastructure holdings," Lally said. Sunsuper announced a partnership with US endowment investor, Makena Capital Management, to provide greater exposure to its alternative asset class. "We're very happy about how ...

Exposure to alternatives raises risks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
... buyer if markets are underperforming. In light of this, Warren said illiquid assets could be appropriate for long term endowment funds but was possibly inappropriate for public offer super funds or a retired couple in their 70s. "As funds continue to ...

IOOF gets direct

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007
... shares investors would be able to access, but Everingham said it was currently looking at investing in the ASX 300 and endowment funds. The move puts IOOF alongside Navigator, BT Wrap and Asgard Wrap among platforms to offer direct investment, as well ...