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JP Morgan runs ESG checks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... services. Kumar said the ESG reporting service was not limited to equities and could report on ESG factors in alternative assets such as fixed income or infrastructure. "We have our own table where we can look at whether or not [the firm is] involved ...

IFM adopts UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... challenge to implement the UN PRI across its investment process and portfolio because of the high allocation to alternative assets. "Much of the work around ESG to date has focussed on listed equities markets. The majority of IFM investments are in the ...

Instos change mandate strategies

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... during the year, up from 12 real estate investment searches in 2006 to 62. Against this 20 per cent spike in alternative assets, the number of investment manager searches from Australian institutions fell by 25 per cent to only 82 searches. But within ...

Industry responds to APRA report

... the asset allocation, [not-for-profit] funds have invested more on private equity, infrastructure and other alternative assets," "That has implications in your performance but more importantly, on what's reported as your performance. A lot of this unlisted ...

Telstra Super eyes distressed debt

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... the time may be ripe to look at assets hit by sub-prime. Nicole Connolly, Telstra Super portfolio manager for alternative assets, said, "Our allocation to distressed debt opportunities in the private equity space has increased to approximately 12 per ...

Investments for planners, by planners: Instreet

... There will also be two open-ended products, to be available on platforms, that will provide advisers access to alternative assets. Michelle Baltazar

Consultants review pay

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
... the current remuneration system as more super funds demand more tailored services, particularly on advice in alternative assets. Traditionally, consultants have been rewarded based on a dollar value fee. But as advice becomes more sophisticated, there's ...

Alternatives cause valuation headaches

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
Super fund legalsuper has taken extra steps when reviewing its alternative assets portfolio to address concerns that members could risk losing their savings from mispricing of illiquid assets. The super fund now do monthly valuations of their alternative ...

Pension funds look in-house for governance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... and risk modelling techniques and have a governance process that can deal with the greater complexities of alternative assets," according to the report. UK pension funds have maintained a bias towards equities, with an average of 58 per cent of portfolios ...

Gray to advise Brookvine

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... alternative asset managers. Brookvine raises investment capital and manages investor relationships across a range of alternative assets including private equity, infrastructure and hedge funds.