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Bentham hires portfolio manager from Credit Suisse

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... spent the past nine years working in the asset management division of Credit Suisse where he had a specific focus on alternatives and credit. Before that he was a senior research analyst at AMP. "We're excited to grow the team and believe Daniel will ...

Sentiment recovers but cash still king

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... dissatisfied (36.6%), reflecting the low rate environment," she said. "The security of cash and perceived lack of viable alternatives are the overriding factors behind the high holdings, however a fall in the cash rate would make cash less attractive ...

Foreign managers priced out of super

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... towards super fees in Australia; Financial Standard has previously covered the difficulty of increasing allocations to alternatives in super funds primarily because of, as MLC head of alternatives strategies Gareth Abley put it, "the fee pressure the ...

Equities out, alternatives in for pension funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
Large pension funds, including superannuation and sovereign wealth funds, are increasing their exposure to alternatives to preserve or improve return, according to the OECD 2015 Large Pension Funds Survey. The report noted that pension funds in general ...

Good asset owners benchmarked at $30bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... - what's the shape of our industry going to be?" Ford said. He believes the democratisation and much wider use of alternatives is likely to continue, not just in equities, bonds and real assets, but also a diversification into a much broader set of non-macro ...

Government bonds no longer a safe bet

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... Investment Management said that advisers must start to speak with clients about having a meaningful allocation to alternatives if they are looking for stronger investment options in a continued period of volatility. "I think we need to broaden the dialogue ...

Investors looking to alternatives amid low cash rate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Investors should be looking to alternative asset classes if they wish to escape the volatility of cash and domestic equities, according to specialist fixed income asset manager Global Credit Investments (GCI). Poor yields, low cash rates and volatile ...

He pleaded, he promised, he threatened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... consumers is also dwindling - total population has dropped by around a million between 2010 and 2015. The BOJ has few alternatives, it seems, but to rely on external demand and that means... weakening the yen. Shhh...

SMSFs have cash top of mind

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... actively managed and passively managed trusts, in particular asset classes such as international, infrastructure and alternatives, said Marsh.

Multi-asset products continue to grow

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... volatility and uncertainty, many managers have tried to diversify away from traditional asset classes and towards alternatives such as hedge funds, which were generally flat in 2015. So while multi-asset investing is certainly effective, it is not immune ...