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Vale John Quessy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... director and Independent Education Union (IEU) secretary John Quessy has passed away. Quessy served as a director and alternative director for nearly 20 years at the industry fund, until he retired this year. "Our heartfelt thanks go to John for his ...

Federal Court approves BT Super $30m settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... members of the Funds". Therefore, BTFM "did not appropriately manage the conflict of interest" and could have sought alternative investment strategies that offer higher expected returns on members' money. About 15,000 group members, who were with ...

Local housing market to reach inflection point: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... to sell their properties in the next 12 months. This is due to the changing market dynamics and investors seeking alternative investment strategies, Resolve Finance said. "Furthermore, 9% of investors are planning to renovate and flip their investment ...

Adviser with Investport links sees ban affirmed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... some clients to establish a self-managed superannuation fund to do so when doing so was less cost-effective than an alternative option. One such client had financial difficulties, with not enough in the SMSF to cover insurance payments, while facing ...

Private markets make concrete inroads with advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
Financial advisers are feeling energised by private markets as fund managers pave the way to make opportunities accessible not only to sophisticated investors but also retail clients more than ever. Diversification, enhanced returns, and improved accessibility ...

Vanguard sells outsourced CIO arm to Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... the not-for-profit sector, and client-centric approach complements our global capabilities across OCIO and managing alternative asset classes," Mercer US investments and retirement leader Marc Cordover said. "We know institutional investors, and not-for-profit ...

HNWs require specialist expertise: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... unique needs include tailored portfolio construction and management services, ESG investments, access to bespoke, alternative, and non-retail investment opportunities. In addition, they require consolidated reporting, structured giving expertise, estate ...

Former Schroders executive enters VC space

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
Industry veteran Graeme Mather has joined Antler, the early-stage venture capital investor, as a global partner. In his new role, he will help the venture capitalist deepen ties with large asset managers in the Asia Pacific and look at boosting super ...

Macro environment trumps inflation for asset owners: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
The majority of global pension and sovereign wealth funds have shifted their focus from inflation to managing a volatile macroeconomic environment as they attempt to recoup massive losses, a new study shows. The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions ...

Don't abandon 60/40: J.P Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... into the alternatives universe and enhance with active alpha," it said. For instance, by adding a 25% allocation to alternative assets, the global investment giant said 60/40 forecast returns can be increased by 60 basis points and the Sharpe ratio (which ...