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QSuper searches for CIO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... allocates funds towards domestic and international equities, Australian fixed interest, property, cash and alternative investments. Helen Davis, QSuper chief strategy officer, said initially, the fund's investment strategy would not change as a result ...

Superfund opens alternatives fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... Matthias Gaertner, SuperAlphaFund managing director, said the fund would meet investor's appetite for alternative investments. "The biggest global financial crisis since 1929 has forced financial advisers around the world to re-allocate asset and seriously ...

RREEF buys long short real estate stake

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
Deutsche bank's RREEF Alternative Investments bought a minority stake in US based long short real estate investment advisor, Rosen Real Estate Securities LLC. The deal means RREEF investors gain access to Rosen Real Estate Securities' products while ...

ARCH buys FPG stake

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... turn, the investment will boost ARCH's presence in Asia and the Middle East and provide a platform for its alternative investments product range. "FP Group provides a highly complementary platform in terms of business mix and geographical spread of clients," ...

AustSuper stays cautious

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... per cent. "We have a more cautious approach to investing," said Silk. AustralianSuper's allocation to alternative investments are is on the rise, with infrastructure gaining a 3 per cent lead from last year and now sits at 15 per cent. However high growth ...

HFs continue to outperform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... fund managers are slightly more optimistic about the future of US equities. For example, the Greenwich Alternative Investments Market Sentiment Indicator found 27 per cent are 'bullish' on US equities in October - which may be a small figure - is still ...

Alternatives charter assoc heads Down Under

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... Investment Analyst Association (CAIAA) when he visited Australia last week. Asche said the CAIAA defines alternative investments as anything that is not a traditional long-only investment. The broader more global focus of these assets is also why their ...

Credit Suisse nabs AMF stake

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... participate with Credit Suisse in AMF's future growth and be represented on its board. Overall, Credit Suisse's alternative investments business has a number of similar relationships with international companies including Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company ...

Alternatives: shock absorbers of sub-prime

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
As markets turn from bad to worse, alternative investments have proven to be the keystone of solid returns when they turned into shock absorbers protecting investors from capital loss, said Select Asset Management. Since August last year, the sub-prime ...

BNP Paribas wins Ashton custody

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... appeal to Australian investors." Ashton is a privately owned investment management group which focuses on alternative investments. The firm creates global portfolios using a capital preservation and the generation of positive risk adjusted returns. Ashton's ...