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LPTs expand as sentiment dips

... partly because as interest rates rise some investors are moving their money out of LPTs and into higher yielding alternative assets and Government bonds. At the end of June, the yield on the LPT sector was 5.7 per cent compared with the 10-year Government ...

FUM hits $1.4tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... cent during the year, up $48 billion. Following direct property is ethical/SRI which is up 53 per cent, and alternative assets which are up 46 per cent. Rainmaker said the changing structure for how managers work with each other in increasingly partnership-based ...

Balanced funds tip towards alternatives

... classes a balanced fund typically invests in found falling demand for fixed interest and a marked shift towards alternative assets. The survey looked at asset allocations for balanced funds in 2002 and how they compare to the ones today. The research ...

Private equity redefines mum-and-dad investing

... billion is changing the investment landscape, but not in the way most people think. Andrew Goddard, director in alternative assets and strategies at Russell Investment Group, has released a report this week addressing the $64,000 question: is the rise ...

Russell appoints two to senior insto roles

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2007
Russell Investment Group has announced the appointment of a senior consultant to the alternative assets and strategies team and welcomed a senior consultant to the actuarial and benefits team. Peter Worcester joins Russell's Melbourne office as senior ...

ING opens up alternatives

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... Investments, said the new fund is tailored to meet the needs of advisers who are increasingly using or recommending alternative assets for their clients. "Clients are becoming more sophisticated, and there is demand for different tools and products to ...

Alternative goes mainstream as long-only dies

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
... funds moving some of their assets away from benchmark-sensitive approaches to make meaningful allocations to alternative assets and absolute-return products. In addition, a growing number of defined benefit and insurance funds are turning to the bond ...

Global pension fund assets hit A$30 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
... trends a levelling off in the growth of the equity content and a turning point in which both bond allocation and alternative assets are set to grow. "We are also seeing funds increasing their allocation targets for active investment management and alpha-seeking ...

BT setting a new course in alternatives

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
BT Financial has almost doubled its multi-manager alternative assets allocation and seeded a new AQR fund, which contributes uncorrelated alpha to the portfolio while reducing overall risk. Announcing the changes, Stewart Brentnall, head of BT's Investment ...

Big plans for Adelaide Managed Funds

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
... of investment banks. Macquarie Bank and Citigroup lead the market. They are investment vehicles that combine alternative assets, hedging strategies, capital guarantees and gearing in packages that aim to produce high yields with limited downside risk. ...