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First Sentier launches infrastructure fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... manager overseeing FLIAX. The strategy is unavailable in Australia. "US investors are looking for liquid real asset alternatives to master limited partnerships and real estate investment trusts. We believe a US-focused infrastructure fund offers strong ...

BlackRock results reveal Aladdin trajectory

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... reflecting 5% organic asset growth and 7% organic base fee growth, led by record flows in cash, active equity and alternatives and continued momentum in fixed income. It was a strong quarter for BlackRock's active offering and there were close to record ...

HESTA hires from Frontier

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
The $56 billion superannuation fund has hired Frontier's head of alternatives and derivatives. Michael Sommers has been appointed HESTA's general manager portfolio construction and risk and will join its investment leadership structure. Sommers ...

SS&C withdraws Link offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 JAN 2021
... received a letter from SS&C stating it has withdrawn its proposal. "The Link Group board will continue to consider all alternatives to maximise value for shareholders," Link said. "As previously announced, this includes a potential separation by way ...

UK fund manager eyes Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... the outcomes that Australian clients need," Higgins said. London-based Higgins is the former investments chief of alternatives investment manager Fauchier Partners. Robert Harrison, co-founder of 3PD, said: "We will be looking to introduce Marylebone's ...

Hedge fund switched traders with algorithm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... volatility than the live traders" for BCI, the SEC said. A number of superannuation funds have awarded mandates to the alternatives manager in the past. BlueCrest's specialty is in fixed income macro-trading, reporting about US$59.8 billion of assets ...

BNY Mellon names country head

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... expanding BNY Mellon's presence in Australia, including its investment firms which represent equities, fixed income, alternatives such as private debt and infrastructure, and approach to ESG. Prior to Glennon, where he was chief of the small-caps ...

Pension plan sued for expensive, active strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... retained, and/or otherwise ratified high cost and poorly-performing investments, instead of offering more prudent alternatives. As at December 2019, the plan had 10,170 participants with assets of about US$784 million. Pension schemes, otherwise known ...

Pinnacle boutique wins super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... It added AllianceBernstein and topped up Solaris. In cash, the fund cut First Sentier and added IFM Investors. In alternatives, it topped up Colchester Global Investors and cut Aberdeen Standard Investments. It also replaced AMP Capital as the manager ...

COVID-19 to remain dominant in 2021

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... especially acute, which in turn prompts us to rethink how we construct balanced portfolios," it said. "The use of alternatives - to provide income and diversification - is more imperative than ever." Similarly, T.Rowe Price released its Global Market ...