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Ex-Merricks commodities guru launches hedge fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... explained. "Therefore, some investors might already be familiar with this strategy, while others may be new to the alternative and commodities sectors."

Tokenisation is the future: Northern Trust

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... automated processes, which improves transparency and communication between the master fund and its feeders. Meanwhile, alternative funds can benefit from the fractional ownership enabled by tokenisation, with fractionalisation of the investment as a ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... Guided Investor, is proceeding with caution. "Valuations of stocks on traditional metrics are quite high. And the alternative with sitting in the sidelines on defensive assets with things like bonds is quite attractive," he said in a market outlook. ...

Future Fund soars to $272.3bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
Australia's sovereign wealth fund hit $272.3 billion in assets under management, buoyed by an 8% return for the 2023 calendar year. In a performance update, Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt said the fund remains resilient amidst the risks ...

Qantas Super reduces premiums again

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
Qantas Super has again reduced its insurance premiums six months after it made a round of cuts. On January 1, Qantas Super premiums for income protection reduced by 13%, while rates for default and voluntary death and total and permanent disablement ...

KKR rolls out alternatives education solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... in alternatives. The group cited a Cerulli Associates survey that found while 81% of professionals agree offering alternative investments is a competitive differentiator. However, PwC and McKinsey found just 1.4% of the estimated US$192 trillion in the ...

Balanced portfolios to reap rewards in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
According to UBS' latest Family Office Quarterly Report, investors who keep a diversified multi-asset portfolio as a core investment strategy are most likely to successfully protect and grow real wealth over the year. The report, written by UBS chief ...

Former adviser misled ASIC during investigation: Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... unlisted McFaddens Securities shares to clients between 2015 and 2021. The shares included pre-IPO companies like Steppes Alternative Asset Management, Trinus Impact Capital, and ASAF Critical Metals and its local, now defunct subsidiary Aus Streaming. ...

ASIC, APRA slam premium hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... annum, with no additional work to be done. However, in the client's interest, the financial planner will look at alternative policies with other insurance companies to offset this higher cost," he said. "The client's health is an important consideration ...

JPMAM to bring more alts strategies to wholesale investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
Local wholesale investors will have greater access to alternative investments thanks to a new partnership between J.P. Morgan Asset Management and iCapital. JPMAM said the new union demonstrates its global strategic priority to democratise alternatives ...