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PM Capital head of distribution departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... Invesco has raised about $9 billion in funds under management in Australia across its global real estate, liquid alternatives and quantitative equities strategies, through a 12-person strong sales and distribution team. About $1 billion of this is wholesale ...

Industry fund appoints inaugural CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... VicSuper's Kevin Wan Lum. Lum has worked as VicSuper's acting chief investment officer, head of real assets and alternatives, and senior portfolio manager. He has also worked at QIC as a portfolio manager, implemented solutions and at Ibbotson ...

Blue Sky enters receivership

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
The ASX-listed alternatives fund manager was placed in receivership this morning, as its financier exercised its rights after Blue Sky breached a term of its $50 million loan facility. Oaktree Capital Management has appointed restructuring specialist ...

Tobacco company launches life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... the life insurance industry by launching products that offer discounts for customers that quit smoking or switch to alternatives. Philip Morris International, the manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes, will launch life insurance products via its UK subsidiary ...

Industry fund dips toes in private equity

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... of cornerstone fees. The SAA that comes into effect in July will see it combine its multi-asset allocations with alternatives. "We have decided to combine them because multi-asset managers have underperformed in a rising market, as compared to other ...

Janus Henderson EM team crumbles

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... said. Janus Henderson manages US$350 billion across equities, fixed income, quantitative equities, multi-asset and alternatives. Most of its AUM is raised through the intermediary channel (43%), followed by institutional (39%) and self-directed (18%). ...

Swiss Re to manage Freedom remediation

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... administration agreements. "In conjunction with the transfer of its administration business Freedom is considering alternatives to exit Spectrum Wealth Management. Subject to successfully exiting this business, Freedom will have exited all its operating ...

Boutique fund manager launches LIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... overexposed to property and equities, and they need diversification in their portfolio. "Regal wants to provide the leading alternatives vehicle on the ASX." The key to achieving superior risk-adjusted returns over the long term is through a diversified ...

BMO Global Asset Management creates new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
The global investment manager has appointed the lead for its newly created global alternatives business. Stewart Bennett has been named in the newly created role of global head of alternatives. In the role, Bennett will be responsible for overseeing ...

Freedom to divest all operations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... remaining operations and meet any final regulatory obligations." The board said it continued to explore a range of alternatives that will allow it to maintain its admin business, including its rights to trail commissions. But increased lapse rates have ...