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Insurers drop allocation to risk assets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
Over 80% of insurers are adopting a cautious investment approach, signalling their intent to decrease exposure to risk in the coming six months. Janus Henderson, in collaboration with Investment Trends, released its 2023 Insurance Asset Management Report ...

J.P. Morgan readies evergreen solution for wholesale market

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
J.P. Morgan Asset Management is poised to transform its alternative investment offering into an "evergreen solution" designed to democratise access to asset classes - previously exclusive to institutional investors - to wholesale clients. The asset ...

Netwealth to distribute private markets offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... partnership with iCapital, we're helping to meet growing appetite from high-net-worth investors for private market and hedge fund strategies, and further helping them achieve desired portfolio outcomes," he said. As an initial step in this collaboration ...

Alternatives to top $33tn by 2028

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
Globally, alternatives' assets under management (AUM) will reach around $33 trillion (US$24.5tn) by the conclusion of 2028, up from the estimated $22 trillion (US$16.3tn) expected at the end of 2023. According to Preqin's Future of Alternatives ...

Private credit boom sweeps Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
The private credit boom shows no signs of abating as a spate of wealth managers step into traditional lending practices once dominated by banks. But how long will its golden hour last? After a prolonged low-growth period, fund managers are swooping ...

Family office executives take investment reins: Ocorian

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
Improved professionalisation has seen a "significant transformation" in the family office sector, with executives increasingly empowered to manage family assets in-house, according to a new study by Ocorian. As part of the study, conducted earlier in ...

CFA Institute launches private markets, alternatives certificate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
The CFA Institute has launched a private markets and alternative investments certificate to Australian investment professionals. The private markets and alternatives investment certificate is suitable for those aspiring to roles at general partner firms ...

Family offices feeling optimistic about 2024

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
Hopes are high for global family offices as Citibank's latest report records overall optimism for the next 12 months, notwithstanding concerns about inflation and geopolitical strife. According to Citibank's Global Family Office Survey Insights 2023 ...

Franklin Templeton launches alternatives fund in Australia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
... subsidiary K2 Advisors, which specialises in managing funds within the alternative asset class, with a specific emphasis on hedge fund strategies. Its objective is to generate returns that are not tied to economic conditions, while maintaining a vigilant ...

Mayfair 101 calls for senate inquiry into ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... out. Recent reports from The Australian suggest an email from John Hempton, founder and chief investment officer of hedge fund Bronte Capital, that was sent directly to ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester may have been what triggered the regulator's ...