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Private markets providing solid returns

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... the key reasons for sub-optimal allocations to private markets is the complexity of private markets investing," said Ross Barry, senior investment consultant and head of portfolio construction at Towers Watson. "However, we believe a holistic approach ...

Hedge fund investors win in fees makeover

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... rising hedge fund fees and structures that skewed the alignment of interests between investors and managers," said Ross Barry, Towers Watson, investment consultant. "Fee and term negotiations were limited and many managers hid behind Most Favoured Nation ...

Instos go direct as hedge funds industry moves

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... governance requirements, liquidity transparency requirements and define interaction with the bottom up manager selection." Ross Barry, head of portfolio construction and diversity, Towers Watson, said there has been a notable recent trend for Australian ...

Super funds chase CPI linked assets

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... respectively. "We've seen a shift towards core real estate and infrastructure, particularly here in Australia," said Ross Barry, head of portfolio construction and diversity, Towers Watson. "These tend to be assets with strong linkage to CPI inflation ...

Large funds use scale to boost after-tax savings

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... several strategies to optimise their after-tax outcomes within an Australian equity portfolio. The research, compiled by Ross Barry, head of portfolio construction and diversity and Jeff Chee, head of asset class research at Towers Watson, assessed the ...

High fees barrier to infrastructure mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... similar to private equity. This is preferred to high-fee core infrastructure funds that currently dominate the sector. Ross Barry, head of portfolio construction and diversity at Watson Wyatt in Australia, put it bluntly when he said high fees - including ...

PE secondaries could be ticking time bomb

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... supply-demand imbalance in this sector, that would allow buyers to dictate prices, has so far failed to materialise. Ross Barry, head of portfolio construction and diversity at Watson Wyatt in Australia, said: "We remain relatively cautious about investing ...

Instos reverse traction in alternatives

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... increase in the amount of alternative assets pension funds invested with top managers during 2007, compared to 2006. Ross Barry, head of portfolio construction group at Watson Wyatt in Australia, said with a few exceptions, super funds in Australia put ...

IMCA debates investment risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... Australia Roundtable to held on the 27th of March in Sydney include Gareth Abley, Head of Investment Consulting, MLC; Ross Barry, Head of Portfolio Construction and Diversity (Australia), Watson Wyatt and Simon Doyle, Head of Fixed Income & Multi-Asset ...

Carnegie Wylie picks up Sovereign

... administration, licensing, legal and office support functions. King also stated that fellow Sovereign principals Chris Bain and Ross Barry are committed to the sale and see it as a way to build resources for the future work of the asset consultant.
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