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Insurers drop allocation to risk assets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... decline, with 23% looking to decrease allocation, followed by global high yield, which had a 14% drop. For alternative assets, one in five (20%) insurers expect to increase their exposure to unlisted infrastructure over the next year. The report also ...

Prime Value launches retirement living fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... retirement villages were attractive for wholesale and high-net-worth investors, and family offices seeking alternative assets. "The retirement living sector has grown significantly over the last 15 years and offers investors an investment with reliable ...

Alternative assets are the way forward: Forum

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
While traditional equities and bonds still have a place in portfolios, an effective strategy for balancing portfolio volatility and generating yield involves incorporating alternative investments, says abrdn investment director Raf Choudhury. Choudhury ...

Alternatives to top $33tn by 2028

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... growth rate of 8% over the forecast period of 2022 to 2028. Although the growth of capital being invested in alternative assets is anticipated to stabilise, the report indicates that the amount of dry powder available for the industry to deploy is still ...

CFA Institute launches private markets, alternatives certificate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023
... said Australian investment professionals would greatly benefit from the courses given the rising importance of alternative assets in institutional investors' portfolios. "With the growing importance of alternative assets, particularly in the portfolios ...

Blackwattle selects Apex Group for administration

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... equities, with plans to reach global markets. Blackwattle said it expects to expand into global equity and alternative assets at a later date.

abrdn sells local trustee business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... ever-increasing access to information by investors, competition from globalisation, the rise of private equity and alternative assets, growing investor demand for cross-border investment opportunities, technology and capital structuring flexibility. ...

SWFs double in size, eye alternatives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... 2021, with a combined median target of 43.6% across all asset classes, Preqin said. Current allocations to alternative assets as percentages of total AUM have also gone up between 2021 and March 2023 in all asset classes, except for infrastructure, with ...

HNW population sees biggest decline in decade

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... investments and notably in ESG products, too," Capgemini said. While many HNWIs said they're enthusiastic towards alternative assets, wealth management firms are cautious - only a third of the 95 wealth management executives surveyed in 14 markets said ...

Family offices maintain a steady course: Goldman Sachs

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... markets," Goldman Sachs said. On average, the report revealed family offices are allocating 44% total across alternative assets compared with 45% in 2021. "This matches our experience of working with family offices: they tend to maintain a more concentrated ...