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Perpetual awards mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... Erickson and Christian Hoffmann. Thornburg manages about US $45 billion globally across equities, fixed income and alternatives. It has been coming to Australia since 2018. Its initial focus was to market its equities and fixed income strategies down ...

Challenger boutique winds up

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
An alternatives boutique that Challenger's multi-boutique business Fidante partnered with in February last year has wound up. London-based FME Asset Management (Financial Markets Engineering) ran a derivatives-based strategy taking positions in ...

Pension assets climb towards $50 trillion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... pension fund asset allocation. In 1999, just 6% of P7 pension fund assets were allocated to private markets and other alternatives, compared to 23% in 2019. This shift comes largely at the expense of equities and bonds, down 16% and 1% respectively ...

New boutique at Pinnacle

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... 40% stake in the new boutique. "[Reminsicent] provides Pinnacle with further diversification and growth into liquid alternatives, an offshore client base and USD revenue stream," Pinnacle said in its half-year performance results out today. "Discretionary ...

Sydney boutique partners with Pan Tribal

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
A Sydney boutique investing in alternatives has partnered with a distribution firm started by UBS Global Asset Management's former Australian chief executive. Barwon Investment Partners invests in private equity, property, and specialised investments ...

Future Fund returns 14.3% for the year

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... at: Global equities (19% in developed markets and 10.2% in emerging markets), private equity (14.9%), cash (13.7%), alternatives (13.4%), debt securities (8.6%), infrastructure and timberland (7%), Aussie equities (6.8%), and property (6.3%). Future ...

Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... "When it comes to the opportunities of blockchain, we are yet to see a major Australian business experiment with alternatives such as its own currency, suggesting this may be an area we are likely to follow rather than lead," he said. KPMG and ANU also ...

Preqin opens Australian office

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
The alternatives assets data juggernaut is opening an office in Sydney, as it looks to expand its local client base and build its research coverage. Preqin Pro is a software subscription platform that tracks data (such as fundraising, deals and exits) ...

Aussie investment gurus delve into alternatives

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
Australia's investment elite are backing alternatives over the coming year and a half, with an eye towards mitigating market volatility and generating solid returns. Real assets such as infrastructure and real estate continue to be the Australian investor's ...

Fixed income giant names Australia head

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... said. "Among his many business priorities, he will deepen penetration across the firm's product suite including alternatives, Asia credit and ESG and, drive innovation across new vehicles to meet the growing diverse needs of investors in the region." ...