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Doubts over Link bid for Pillar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... track record of servicing larger funds, while the likes of OneVue and smaller providers are not considered viable alternatives due to a lack of scale and track record. The ACCC also discusses the barriers to entry in the sector for new and existing smaller ...

Private capital industry growing at record speed

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... $69 billion in total. Its return profile has proven attractive to the 61% of Australian institutions that invest in alternatives; since 2000, Australian-domiciled private equity funds have delivered an average net-of-fees internal rate of return of 19.2% ...

Yale returns 3.4 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
Yale Endowment Fund earned 3.4% in 2015-16, fuelled by its 54% weighting to alternatives, reports its investment office. YEF's return contrasts with the 2.9% achieved by the MySuper SelectingSuper benchmark for the same period and 4.8% achieved by the ...

Investment bonds key to secure retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... If the superannuation draft legislation released last week is passed high net-worth investors may need to consider alternatives to supplement their super such as investment bonds, according to Centuria Capital. Centuria's Neil Rogan, general manager ...

Machine learning to revolutionise investing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... quantitative investment strategies." The survey also showed 45% of respondents are planning to increase allocations towards alternatives such as hedge funds, managed futures and alternative beta over the next 12 months, demonstrating that adviser sentiment ...

Alternatives fund takes stake in Ignition Wealth

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
Ignition Wealth has received a "significant" investment from an ASX-listed alternatives fund. Millinium Capital Managers' Millinium Alternatives Fund (ASX code: MAX) made the investment in the digital advice provider, which Ignition Wealth said was ...

Survey reveals little faith in bank advice

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... they are less dependent on traditional banks and financial institutions and are excited about the growing number of alternatives. Australian retail banks scored 78.4 out of a maximum value of 100 on the inaugural EY Bank Relevance Index (BRI), which ...

ASIC hands down permanent and four year bans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... Zealand was banned from providing financial services for four years. Woodcock was the founder and manager of Capital Alternatives and a director of Velvet Assets between November 2011 and October 2013. Both companies promoted alternative investments ...

Proliferation of global equity products meet investor demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... dominating the global equities sector, but a growing number of investors are recognising the benefits of ASX-listed alternatives, and the market has been responding to this demand," Green said. "Innovations such as smart beta ETFs, which provide systematic ...

PIMCO hiring for 20 new roles in Asia expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... and non-core fixed income, wealth management clients are expressing interest in the areas of income, credit, and alternatives. "We attribute this interest to a desire to avoid the financial repression of low to negative interest rates, earn sustainable ...