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BTFG shutters alternatives fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
BT Financial Group has confirmed the winding up of one of its popular alternatives funds. The Advance Alternatives Strategies Multi-Blend Fund was terminated on 14 June and is being managed by Ramius Alternative Solutions until the wind up is completed ...

UK IFAs increasingly outsourcing to DFMs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... be a key goal; Cerulli's research revealed Invesco Perpetual and Standard Life achieved such a rating not only in alternatives and multi-asset respectively, but also won top five rankings across two asset classes. "The key to success in a competitive ...

BTFG alternatives head departs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
BT Financial Group's head of alternatives at BT Investment Solutions has left the company. Chris Thompson joined BT in 2005 as a portfolio manager for multi-manager funds. He was a founding member of the team. He moved onto the head of alternatives ...

BNPP IP appoints head of advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... availability of our investment solutions in Australian and global equities, emerging markets, global fixed income and alternatives to the advised segment." Reporting to Grybas, Langlands will commence this newly created role in mid-August.

AQR fund receives Lonsec upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... light of recent market volatility," said AQR principal and head of the firm's Australian office, Jeff Dunn. "The alternatives peer group has evolved considerably since the Fund's inception in 2009, reflecting the increasing demand we are seeing from ...

PIMCO hires real estate strategist

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... investment opportunities for our clients," Bridwell said. The appointment is part of the continued expansion of the firm's alternatives investment platform. Globally, PIMCO's alternatives offerings span a range of strategies with more than 100 investment ...

Absolute returns no longer the domain of instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... With market volatility seemingly becoming ever more regular, investors now more deeply understand that there are alternatives in the market to help smooth this cycle," Rosenbloom said. Separately, BMO Global Asset Management's BMO Pyrford Global Absolute ...

Hedge funds battle identity crisis

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... adds there is plenty of room for improvement and that hedge funds' mandate for institutional clients to find "true alternatives" has not been fully realised. "If you look at the correlations between hedge fund indices, which are a pretty good proxy for ...

CFM alternative beta fund gets Lonsec approval

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
... 2016," Winston Capital's Stephen Robertson said. "Winston routinely sees financial advisers who are looking to add alternatives to their model portfolios or actively reviewing their models in search of better solutions. Generally, advisers' choices for ...

PIMCO bolsters investment team

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... have hired more than 140 new employees, including more than 30 investment professionals across many areas including alternatives, client analytics, mortgages, real estate and macroeconomics."