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Cross-border distribution low despite initiatives

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... "Regulations here and overseas are complicated and continually increasing. New frameworks such as UCITS V and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) mean distributors have to comply with more stringent rules."

Blue Sky raises $20m for LIC

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund Limited recently completed a $20 million capital raise through a one for three non-renounceable entitlement offer. The funds raised will be used to build on the listed investment company's actively managed portfolio ...

Lazard lowers minimum investments on four funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... investing in them with a long-term time horizon." Lazard Asset Management offers equity, fixed income, and alternative investment products worldwide. As of 31 December, 2014, Lazard Asset Management and affiliated asset management companies in the Lazard ...

Perpetual Private hires two analysts

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... person research team, which covers capital markets research, asset allocation, multi-manager portfolios, alternative investment programs, as well as constructing model portfolios and the approved product list. Perpetual Private said the team has combined ...

Hedge funds bare all to seduce instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... forgivable because everything was going well, even if what led high returns was market growth," Dunn said. Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) general manager Michael Gallagher noted that "a good track record and a CIO with pedigree" ...

Media Super doubles investment menu

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
Boutique public offer fund Media Super has defied industry trends by more than doubling the size of its investment menu. Following a strategic redesign, Media Super has increased the number of pooled investment choices from 10 to 23, not including the ...

Tax debate highlights need for investments outside super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... for superannuation balances in Treasurer Joe Hockey's Tax Discussion Paper highlight the growing need for alternative investment options outside super, according to Centuria Life general manager Neil Rogan. Given the uncertainty about retirement outcomes ...

Blue Sky to raise $20m for alternatives fund

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund is seeking to raise up to $20 million through a one for three non-renounceable entitlement issue of new ordinary shares. The Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund (BSAAF) is Australia's only listed diversified alternatives ...

ESG becoming essential to insto alternative investment

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
The majority of institutional investors see environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns as being an important part of their investment philosophy for alternative assets. This finding is derived from Global Insights on 'ESG in alternative investing ...

Revised legislation to ease foreign access to local managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... sourced funds with the right policy settings," Loane said. The global hedge fund industry association, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), also welcomed proposed changes to the legislation. AIMA Australia chairman Paul Chadwick ...