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Centralised portfolios better for tax

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
Institutional investors can benefit from a better understanding of the impact tax has on returns. Portfolio structure, including active/passive and asset class strategy decisions, can be altered when tax impacts are understood, said Scott Lawrence ...

Super funds drive M5 infra investment deal

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... superannuation funds and the AMP Capital Infrastructure Equity Fund, which represents approximately 20 underlying Australian institutional investors including some super funds," said an AMP spokesperson. AMP capital head of infrastructure Paul Foster ...

North American Endowments bullish on PE

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... years, according to a report from alternatives investments researcher Preqin. Endowments are the fourth largest institutional grouping in the US. Their allocations to private equity rose from 8.4% in 2007 to 13.2% in 2012, revealed the report. The report's ...

YBR hires EX-AFS chief

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
Yellow Brick Road has appointed Ex-Australian Financial Services chief executive Peter Daly as head of its financial advice arm. Yellow Brick Road (YBR) said that the appointment is in line with plans to expand its financial advice capabilities, and ...

AEI shareholders fight off board changes

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... shareholder group calling for the board spill was not, however, able to obtain support from voting blocks that included institutional shareholders. "They didn't get that many votes outside their own block, so shareholders pretty strongly rejected their ...

ILB protect fixed-income: HSBC

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... proven to be an effective way to hedge against inflation regardless the current short term trend to low inflation or institutional investors turning towards active bond management. Julian Renoncourt, head of inflation and global bonds for HSBC Global ...

Towers Watson's clients top $15bn in Smart Beta

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Towers Watson's institutional investment clients have allocated over $15 billion to Smart Beta solutions in the past five years. Smart Beta, which is actually hybrid of beta and alpha strategies, is an approach that uses a selection of analytical tools ...

PE firms Myanmar bound

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Hong Kong-based private equity firm Bagan Capital is already spreading the word among institutional investors and high-net worth individuals about its newest fund dedicated entirely to the former pariah state of Myanmar. With a local securities exchange ...

IFM commits $90m to ConnectEast

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... Management (IFM) infrastructure debt mandates. IFM participated in the refinancing alongside major banks and other institutional investors. "The reason we are stepping in is because with our investors we can provide longer term debt than the banks are ...

Three reasons for alternatives

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
There are three core reasons why institutional investors will continue to pour money into alternatives, according to a new report on the sector. These are diversification, protection against volatility and seeking non-correlated returns. They are revealed ...