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VicSuper hires alternative investment specialist

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... increased its strategic allocation to alternative assets from six to 10% and has appointed Kevin Wan Lum has head of equities and alternatives. He will be responsible for managing a combined portfolio of more than $10 billion. Previously Lum was portfolio ...

Van Eck lists gold miners ETF on ASX

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... gold mining companies of all sizes. The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is a diversified portfolio of global gold equities that holds the world's largest producers, including some Australian assets. The ETF held US$6.3 billion ($8.2 billion) in ...

D-day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... volatilities as Grexit continues to dominate headlines. Indications from SPI futures trading suggest that Australian equities will fall by another 0.6% today, at least at the open (that's all?). How the All Ordinaries index close today is anybody's guess. ...

Instos overconfident on drawdown risks

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... downside protection in their portfolios. "Many will have been rewarded in recent years for "buying the dip" - purchasing equities when prices were low but about to recover - and may believe their portfolios will perform well despite future volatility," ...

Greek crisis drives Australian market down

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... analyst Ric Spooner said. He said although most Australian companies had little exposure to Greece and to Europe generally, equities investors were experiencing a crisis of confidence and were fleeing to safe-haven alternatives such as the US dollar ...

Pension funds loading up on alternatives: BIS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... Settlements (BIS). Pension funds in the UK and US are reported to be driving the shift with the latter's disposal of equities reportedly masked by strong valuation gains. According to BIS, industry estimates show the share of alternative investments ...

Wilson to raise $550m for philanthropic LIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... organisations that support young Australians affected by mental illness. The fund will give investors exposure to top global equities fund managers such as Magellan Asset Management, Cooper Investors, IronBridge Capital, Paradice Investment Management ...

Redpoint awarded MLC equities mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
Redpoint Investment Management has been awarded a significant global equities index mandate from one of Australia's largest wealth managers, MLC Investments. Redpoint will manage the global shares strategy within the low-cost MLC Index Plus portfolios ...

TCorp becomes $70bn investment giant

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... General manager of investments at State Super, Mark O'Brien, will have the same role at TCorp, while State Super head of equities Peter Laity will also have the same role at TCorp. TCorp chief investment officer Steve McKenna will now be general manager ...

Market set to open higher

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,510. No major local economic news is expected on Monday. In equities news, Outdoor advertiser QMS Media lists on the ASX. In Australia, the market on Friday, uncertainty about Greece's emergency ...