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AdviserNETgain rolls out bulk reviews

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... 'sell orders' efficiently by producing review advice documents in bulk advising clients to switch to an alternative investment. "It also provides a consistent approach to modifying existing advice reducing risk and making it easier to keep all clients ...

Westscheme sells $300m Brisbane property

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
The $3.2 billion Westscheme has sold its stake in Brisbane Square for $300 million to Telstra Super and the Charter Hall Core Plus Office Fund. According to a media statement yesterday, Westscheme announced the $300 million enterprise value meant the ...

Mixed results for US industry giants

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
Despite strong results on face value, US investors were largely unimpressed with the third quarter earnings reported by some of the industry's leading lights overnight. BlackRock, the world's largest fund manager, reported higher than expected profits ...

AvSuper awards hedge fund mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
AvSuper has appointed $25 million each to Fauchier Partners and Aurora as the fund ramps up its hedge fund strategies. Michelle Griffiths, chief executive of Canberra-based AvSuper, said the $50 million mandates are part of the funding for the super ...

KPMG appoints James O'Leary to alt investments

NEWS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... one of its growing advisory practices. James O'Leary had been hired as a specialist adviser for KPMG's alternative investment advisory practice with a focus on investment management and property and infrastructure services. He will also provide specialist ...

Angelo Gordon recruits MD

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
... West. The appointment is part of Angelo Gordon's expansion in Australia and New Zealand with the global alternative investment firm chief executive officer, John Angelo, saying that Filippelis' "knowledge of Australian institutional investors and their ...

More US investment banks close prop desks

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
US investment banks are taking further steps towards meeting the requirements of recently passed FinReg legislation, and the indirect result could be new investment opportunities for Australian super funds. Shortly after the New York Times revealed ...

Super funds flex muscle on alternative asset fees

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
Super funds are becoming increasingly flexible when structuring fees for their alternative investments, said Ray King, director of Sovereign Investment Research. "There is a fair degree of flexibility in structuring different strategies to suit different ...

Future Fund rebounds

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
Excluding its holdings in Telstra, the Future Fund posted a 10.6 per cent return in the year to 30 June, compared to a decline of 4.2 per cent in the preceding year, according to a portfolio update. The fund's total assets stood at $67.3 billion, compared ...

Man introduces daily liquidity for flagship fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
Man Investments Australia switches from weekly to daily liquidity for its Man AHL Alpha (AUD) product, addressing a major priority for investors post GFC - the ability to redeem and access funds. The Man AHL Alpha (AUD) fund is a unit trust that invests ...