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Select wins AXA and CFS mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Select Asset Management's Alternatives Portfolio has been added to the AXA North platform and CFS FirstWrap. The Select Alternatives Portfolio went live on the AXA North platform on 10 May, and CFS FirstWrap on 1 June. A press statement from Select ...

Future Fund slashes cash for alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... December 31. Alternatives now make up 11.4 per cent of the fund. Investment managers in the Future Fund's alternatives portfolio include Oaktree Capital Management, Bridgewater Associates, Canyon Capital Advisors and Makena Capital Management among others ...

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 ...

Ipac funnels $50m into alts

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... pricing depends much on supply and demand in the market, then they are some examples that will be [in our] alternatives portfolio," he said.

TGM wins Asset Super mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... approximately $250 million, according to Rainmaker Information. Meanwhile Quentin Ayers was in charge of its alternatives portfolio. Quentin Ayers' mandate was terminated in March. Following the termination, the fund took the overlay of its alternative ...

PASL to tap alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... traditionally been tapped by PASL. "At present the one component of the portfolio that hasn't been finalised is the alternatives portfolio - we have a strategic allocation to alternatives, but we're just starting to work on that now," he said. The fund ...

Hedge that made the grade

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
... Fund and FX Alpha Plus Fund along with the BlackRock Asset Allocation Alpha Fund - Class D and Select's Alternatives Portfolio and Futures Fund all made 'recommended' grade in the alternatives sector review. The Winton Global Alpha Fund gained a 'highly ...

Mandate to the Future

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
The Future Fund is looking to build up its debt portfolio this year and beef up its alternatives portfolio with investments that have "niche" risk premia. David Neal, the Future Fund's chief investment officer, gave an insight on where they are likely ...

Alternatives: shock absorbers of sub-prime

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... 38.3 per cent for the S&P/ASX Listed Property Trust Index. Bucking the trend is Select Asset Management's alternatives portfolio, which returned 9.3 per cent over the same period. So what's the secret? According to Dominic McCormick, chief investment ...

SELECT expands senior team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
Select Asset Management (SELECT) has appointed Andrew Fairweather to head of corporate development and Jonas Daly to institutional investment specialist. Brendan Foley, SELECT managing director, said Fairweather is in the process of completing his role ...