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Future Fund surges to $123 billion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... had past. The Future Fund currently has 115 investment mandates awarded through 100 separate investment managers. Alternatives account for 57% of these, equities 11%, property and fixed interest 15% each with cash management accounting for the remaining ...

Watermark makes two key hires

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... growing demand for absolute return products. In a sustained low interest rate environment, investors are looking for alternatives to traditional long only funds," Braitling added. Watermark currently manages $600 million in funds under management across ...

Low return world a boon for VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... somewhat of a perfect match; given the current low return environment; investors are being forced to consider riskier alternatives they have traditionally overlooked just when venture capitalists in Australia are seeking long-term capital. Speaking to ...

Russell wins $1.3bn investment management mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... result, Russell will now manage assets across six classes: Australian equities, international equities, property, alternatives and cash. Direct property and unlisted infrastructure will be managed through Mercer. Guild Trustee Services managing director ...

RF Capital appoints senior Perpetual exec

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... Dean for his contribution over the past three years and wish him all the best in his new role." RF Capital is an alternatives asset management firm servicing institutions, family offices and retail investors. Assets covered include hedge funds, real ...

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 ...