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Alternatives an antidote to volatility: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... science than an art when it comes to making allocation decisions, it said. J.P. Morgan notes building an alternatives portfolio should be holistic and comprise three basic components: A core foundation, with assets such as core real assets and core private ...

Industry fund awards $180m fixed income mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... representative in the Australian market - Energy Super's investment in PGIOF will sit in the fund's defensive alternatives portfolio, and will provide a core income stream from global fixed income. "The cornerstone of Payden's investment philosophy is ...

Hedge funds fall out of favour with instos: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... shows investors are turning away from hedge funds and looking to private equity assets to uphold their alternatives portfolio. While hedge funds currently have the lion's share (40%) of institutional investors' alternatives portfolios, private ...

Funds SA portfolio manager leaves, team to expand

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... Australian public sector fund is bidding farewell to a long-standing portfolio manager who looked after its alternatives portfolio. Clive Boyce managed Funds SA's private equity, infrastructure and opportunistic property investments, starting in 2005. ...

Willis Towers Watson bolsters senior management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
Willis Towers Watson is expanding its local senior management with the appointment of a former Funds SA portfolio manager. Fresh from an 11-year career with Funds SA, Simon James has linked with the global consulting firm as its new Australian head ...

Whitehelm drives Prime Super outperformance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... located in Murcia, Spain, and a 100% acquisition of a Norwegian waste-to-energy plant. Prime Super said its alternatives portfolio played a significant role in its positive returns; the fund's MySuper investment option delivered 9.28% for the 12 months ...

FirstChoice Alternatives adds new macro manager

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
Colonial First State's FirstChoice Alternatives portfolio has added a new macro investment manager and hit a new funds under management milestone. London based discretionary macro manager H20 Asset Management was recently added to the portfolio, taking ...

Colonial First State appoints new alternatives manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... portfolios following a 2015 mid-year review. GAM will now be responsible for 50% of the FirstChoice defensive alternatives portfolio with incumbent manager Acadian Australia managing the remaining half. CFS head of FirstChoice investments Scott Tully ...

Zenith rates Macquarie global fund as 'Recommended'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... are a relatively new 'invention'," Zenith said in its announcement. Zenith also rated again the Select Alternatives Portfolio (SAP) following the replacement of former portfolio manager Robert Graham-Smith with external hires, as well as the appointment ...

Future Fund appoints head of debt and alternatives

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... been with the organisation since 2008. "David has been instrumental in designing and building the debt and alternatives portfolio and stood out as the best candidate to lead the team and to contribute to broader Future Fund strategy," Future Fund chief ...