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Lonsec research team expands

LONSEC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
Lonsec has beefed up its research team, including hiring ex-PIS research manager Darren Howlin in a similar role, while its senior investment analyst Bronwen Moncrieff resigned to join the Future Fund. As well as contributing to Lonsec's current research ...

Russell hires Telstra Super portfolio manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... as director of alternatives - consulting. Connolly will be responsible for undertaking due diligence on alternative investment strategies including funds and fund of funds, as well as working with Russell's clients on formulating and implementing alternative ...

Instreet hires HFA exec

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... than eight years of experience in the financial services industry, he brings to the role knowledge of the alternative investment market, portfolio construction, asset allocation, and a strong network of relationships in the retail financial services ...

SuperAlphaFund closes shop in Australia

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... Australian product, Super Alpha Fund 1. "ASIC seems to be under extreme pressure concerning their handling of alternative investment funds like ours. "Unfortunately, it seems to us that this pressure has resulted in a lack of consistent interpretation ...

Russell in hiring spree, Elkins departs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
Russell Investments has announced more than 20 new specialist appointments to its Australian team and appointed Steve Schubert as managing director of superannuation, replacing current head Linda Elkins. Among the key appointments is Steve Schubert ...

Alternatives by any other name

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... struggled with assessing the category The Boston-based firm consulted the US finance district to define an alternative investment to assist product and strategy development. "How one firm defines alternatives versus another firm might not seem significant ...

NZ Super appoints Elementum Advisors

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... for assuming this risk and exposure to potential losses is capped. Elementum Advisors is an independent alternative investment manager specialising in natural catastrophe insurance linked securities. The firm was formed in 2009 and the key members of ...

Frontier reweighs alternatives

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
Asset consultant Frontier is reviewing its alternatives portfolios in the first quarter of this year, a move that could potentially pump up to $2.5 billion of new money into the sector. Frontier's deputy managing director Kristian Fok said the review ...

BT adds oil and gold to super portfolios

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
In a pivotal stance signalling the importance of oil and gold in superannuation portfolios, BT Financial Group has made key investment changes to its super products to include direct exposure to commodities. The firm completed its strategic asset allocation ...

Hedge funds on incubators watch list

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
Hedge funds and alternative investment managers are pegged as the next big hits in the boutique arena, said one Australian incubator. Ascalon, fresh from its ownership handover to Westpac, is closely watching the hedge funds and alternatives boutiques ...