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Ireland looks to sovereign annuities

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
... meet their obligations to pensioners, rather than relying on the unpredictable returns of equities or alternative investments. Regulations will be changed to allow pension funds to re-price their liabilities on the basis of the higher yields offered ...

Prime Super restructures equities portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... process of appointing new managers," said Baird. Meanwhile, Baird flagged the fund's intentions to add more alternative investments to its investment portfolio. The fund will seek infrastructure, property, and credit opportunities next year. "We spent ...

Westscheme sells $300m Brisbane property

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... Westscheme said while the property was of a high quality, the prospective returns for fund members from alternative investments exceed that from continuing to hold Brisbane Square. The property is an 'A' grade commercial office tower located in the Brisbane ...

Mixed results for US industry giants

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
... products, with 30 per cent into fixed income and the balance split across multi-asset class products and alternative investments. According to Rainmaker Information, BlackRock was Australia's sixth largest fund manager at June 30th, with over $42 billion ...

AvSuper awards hedge fund mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... funds. The two new managers are replacements for the fund's previous investments in London-based Duet Alternative Investments and Colonial First State. CFS' fund of hedge funds strategy was wound up around two years ago, while the Duet mandate was terminated ...

KPMG appoints James O'Leary to alt investments

NEWS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
KPMG has hired the former head of property and alternative investments at Colonial First State Global Asset Management for its one of its growing advisory practices. James O'Leary had been hired as a specialist adviser for KPMG's alternative investment ...

Angelo Gordon recruits MD

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
Former Societe Generale executive Phillip Filippelis joins alternative investments specialist Angelo, Gordon & Co (Angelo Gordon) as local managing director as the firm looks to raise its Australian and NZ presence. Filippelis will head Angelo Gordon's ...

More US investment banks close prop desks

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... plans to lay off up to 30 proprietary traders yesterday. The JPMorgan traders are expected to form a new alternative investments unit within JPMorgan Asset Management. The move is of particular interest to the Australian superannuation market, with a ...

Super funds flex muscle on alternative asset fees

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
Super funds are becoming increasingly flexible when structuring fees for their alternative investments, said Ray King, director of Sovereign Investment Research. "There is a fair degree of flexibility in structuring different strategies to suit different ...

Future Fund rebounds

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... consistent with our long term objective," said David Murray, chair of the Future Fund board of guardians. Alternative investments and global equities were the chief beneficiaries of the fund's changing asset allocation. The fund's alternatives program ...