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The $17trn infra opportunity investors have overlooked

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... classify the investment in their portfolio. "Water equities are first and foremost global equities delivering a new source of alpha to a global equity allocation in a very risk efficient manner. They have a place in a global equity portfolio as a source ...

Colonial First State awards $55m mandate

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... focused on building an institutional quality, boutique funds management company," said Series. "Our focus is on generating alpha from investing in Australian small companies for institutional and high net worth investors." The mandate will be managed ...

Global bond fund gets first Aussie investor

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
Alpha Fund Managers has become the first Australian investor in a global asset manager's absolute return bond fund. Standard Life Investments' Absolute Return Global Bond Strategies Trust aims to return cash plus 3% per annum over rolling three-year ...

Alpha Fund Managers add AB fund to portfolio

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
Alpha Fund Managers has become the initial investor in the AllianceBernstein (AB) Global Equities Fund by adding the fund to its multi-manager portfolio. AB chief executive officer Australia, Jen Driscoll, said a differentiated approach to delivering ...

Watching out for the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... Capital Management (CCM) - cleared the confusion and virtually told me I'm not sick in the head when he wrote on 'Seeking Alpha' that: "The implied probability of a September rate increase from the Fed, based on 30-day Fed funds futures prices, dropped ...

FEATURE: Alternatives - Taking the plunge

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... assets. This product gives investors liquid access to a largely illiquid asset-base, while retaining the diversification and alpha advantages associated with alternatives. The fund is targeted at retail investors, but it demonstrates how approaches to ...

Passive strategies benefit active managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... allocate large sections of their portfolios into passive strategies and leave the rest to managers who can deliver "true alpha." As an example, Zverev said that SLI's strategy is invested in Italian bank Banca Popolare di Milano, "not because we think ...

Nikko AM appoints head of private wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... Stevens, where she was director of distribution and adviser services. Prior to this, she was head of sales and distribution at Alpha Structured Investments. Finnigan will look after the fund manager's relationships with advisers, high net worth clients ...

AMP expands US credit research team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... said. "The need for credit insights from the US is increasing as we build our global client base and expand our extended alpha and income propositions."

Towers Watson hires senior consultant

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... was director of implemented solutions for institutional fund manager QIC, responsible for managing its external manager alpha program.A He spent the early part of his career as a hedge fund manager in Europe. "Aongus is a highly experienced investment ...