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Alt assets boom in uncertain times

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
Alternative assets outperformance over equity and bonds over the last decade, especially in hard times, has pushed them to higher levels of popularity with institutional and high net worth investors, according to new research from Deutsche Bank alternatives ...

Intech alt fund posts 16pc

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... sub-prime meltdown in August this year, is a testament to the success of our approach to focus on complementary alternative investment strategies and styles that have low correlations to equities in bear markets," he said. As a result of the fund's initial ...

QIC appoints head of insto

... business. This month, QIC has appointed Tony Cahill, formerly the business relationship manager at the group's alternative investment strategies, to head of institutional business. QIC General Manager Client Services, Margaret Sugden said "Tony is extremely ...

More rich get richer

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
The Asia Pacific region's 2.6 million new high net worth individuals are providing some insights into 'investment styles of the rich and famous,' according to Merrill Lynch and Capgemini's 2nd annual Asia-Pacific Wealth Report. According to the report ...

Industry funds on top again

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... twice its normal level, driven by industry funds as a group being much quicker to actively incorporate alternative investment strategies and portfolio construction techniques into their standard portfolio designs.

Skandia gives multi-managers mandates

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
Skandia has introduced mandate structures to their multi-manager funds, allowing investors access to managers closed to new investors or previously available only through mandates. Skandia's chief executive officer, Ross Laidlaw, said, the move will ...

Governance returns sour Asian alternatives outlook

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
Investors in Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur are avoiding alternative investment classes, according to a new Watson Wyatt survey, citing inadequate governance and a feeling diversification will dilute returns. 51 per cent of respondents in Hong ...

Super dodges sub-prime correction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... actually jumped 40 basis points. However volatile markets continue to reward super funds more inclined to alternative investment strategies as not for profit diversified funds again totally dominate the default option league tables. SelectingSuper's ...

Sunsuper digs deeper into alternatives

Queensland-based super fund Sunsuper continues its hiring spree in a bid to do more investing and research in alternative asset classes. Sunsuper has appointed three new managers namely Suzanna Berman, Megan Chan and Bruce Tomlinson. Berman, formerly ...

BT appoints new CFO and replaces multi-strategies head

BT Financial Group has appointed a new chief financial officer and head of multi-strategies ahead of the partial float of its funds management arm. Earle MacGregor is the new chief financial officer while Robert Swift is the new head of multi-strategies ...