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Alternatives go mainstream

Alternative investments are increasingly becoming mainstream, with 86 per cent of global institutional investors revealing plans to add hedge fund managers to their current portfolios and 67 per cent planning to hire private equity managers. The figures ...

Qld to dominate Future Fund board of guardians

... these sectors as either they or their institutions are strong advocates of the space. With private equity, alternative investments and direct property major drivers of alpha, these appointments should therefore be seen as welcome news for taxpayers who ...

Select's alternatives "recommended"

... for retail investors is that they can get access to a broad number of attractive, professionally managed alternative investments within a single product." Zenith also gave a vote of confidence based on SELECT's investment manager partnerships with Gottex ...

TWUSUPER throws weight behind alternatives

... changed, with the way we're going to achieve the returns Mercer has recommended a greater allocation to alternative investments, which we had very little by way of exposure to." The initial breakdown will be 2 per cent on global private equity, 3 per ...

Sunsuper in the midst of super growth spurt

... part of a recent strategic asset allocation review, Sunsuper now invests up to 15 per cent of assets into alternative investments in a bid to provide greater diversification and give members more opportunity to access greater return upside over the long ...

Sunsuper poach former asset consultants

... asset allocation and a former Intech asset consultant. The fund has appointed Michael Aked to focus on alternative investments and Corrin Collocott to focus on investment strategy. Prior to Sunsuper, Aked was at ING's OptiMix Investment Management and ...

Franklin Templeton creates merged global fixed income platform

... Income Group will offer expertise across all fixed income investment opportunities globally, including alternative investments," Gall said. Franklin has expertise in fixed income sectors including investment grade credit, high yield, mortgages, tax-free ...

ASSET snares Anglican Provident Fund and shifts to alternatives

... announced it will take on board the Anglican Provident Fund whilst also making a significant commitment to alternative investments. The transfer of the fund to ASSET Super should be completed in late April. The fund decided to stop operating independently ...

Alternative investing steadily going mainstream: JANA

... consultant JANA Investment Advisers told a press conference this week that 'alternative thinking' and 'alternative investments' are fast becoming an essential part of mainstream investing. "Increasingly, alternative investments are not at the edge of ...

DeAM appoint to boost alternative investments sales

Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) has appointed a new head of alternative investments distribution, selling products including hedge funds and private equity products. DeAM CEO Australia and CIO Asia Pacific, Andrew Fay, said the appointment will help ...