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Rest invests in agriculture fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... own real assets with profit generating potential," she said. "This will bring diversity benefits to our alternatives portfolio, while delivering long-term value for our members." Cibus Fund II is Rest's third impact investment, following Rest's capital ...

Australian Retirement Trust records -0.96% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... return in its balanced indexed option, coming in at -7.94%. Its best return was achieved by the diversified alternatives portfolio at 13.01%. In single asset class options, the emerging markets share option has the worst return with -16.72% while its ...

Future Fund now over $200bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... adding to private equity, infrastructure, and "the portfolio of hedge funds we have, which will go to our alternatives portfolio". Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt added that the portfolio continues to be positioned with a neutral risk setting. ...

Fidelity hires from Mercer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
Fidelity International has bolstered its institutional capability, hiring Mercer's head of Australian equities research. Mark Vrkic has been appointed as director, institutional business, based in Sydney for Fidelity International. He joins from Mercer ...

J.P. Morgan AM acquires forestry manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
... usage of timber and wood products more vertically." J.P. Morgan has some $168 billion held in its global alternatives portfolio. When the deal finalises in the third quarter of 2021, Acadian Asset Management will be sole subsidiary of BrightSphere.

JPMAM unveils sustainable fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... has identified a gap in the current offerings available to investors. "This fund stands out as a liquid alternatives portfolio that reflects the shared values of our clients through a three-step approach, combining ESG integration in the research process ...

Sunsuper adds long/short to Aussie equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... utility in global equities allocations in the future, and already uses market neutral strategies in its alternatives portfolio. One value add for Sunsuper in implementing the long/short strategy is, it can use its current stock lending program to help ...

Alternative assets are the new bonds: JPMAM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
Core alternative real estate assets are the new bonds, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management, which said a well-diversified portfolio of core real assets can offer two-three times the income premium of traditional fixed income. Speaking at an online ...

Global manager rolls out local access to alternatives fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... firm's head of diversified alternatives, London-based David Elms co-manages the fund alongside diversified alternatives portfolio manager Stephen Cain, who works out of Denver. Elms said that while diversification worked well in "up markets", it was ...

Alternatives to lead the way: J.P. Morgan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... research shows is that alternatives are providing double diversification benefits through a well-diversified alternatives portfolio. "That is why I think investors, especially today, continue to think about the values that private market alternatives ...