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Lack of scaleability curbs hedge fund appeal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... Hedge funds are too nuanced to be scaled and investors shouldn't try to assemble them into portfolios, said a leading alternatives investment manager. "Investing in a hedge fund is a collectors' business. You're not building a portfolio but a collection ...

Blue Sky lifts profits

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... director Mark Sowerby said the growth reflected almost 10 years in the alternative assets space, during which time alternatives had started to move into the mainstream. "Industry forecasts suggest alternative assets will be the largest investment class ...

Alternatives drove Permal and EnTrust marriage

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... executive Omar Kodmani believes the recent merger with EnTrust Capital means the firms will become a diversified alternatives platform, not just a multi-manager hedge fund shop. In his first interview since the merger announcement, Kodmani said increases ...

Instos to increase alternative strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... study by Willis Towers Watson confirmed global pension funds are continuing to increase their asset allocation to alternatives. It said allocations to alternative assets - especially real estate and to a lesser extent hedge funds, private equity and ...

Aberdeen CIO jumps ship to M&G

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... Rather than finding a direct replacement for Richards, Aberdeen said her duties would be taken over by global head of alternatives Andrew McCaffery, head of equities, fixed income and property Hugh Young and deputy chief executive Andrew Laing. Commenting ...

Martin Currie argues for multi-assets in retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... (Australian dollar cash deposits and bonds). "Australian yields have remained comparatively attractive versus their global alternatives. Furthermore, as the liabilities of the cost of living, inflation and risks of Australian retirees are largely Australian ...

Legg Mason makes three acquisitions

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... Lightyear Capital, will sell its entire ownership stake in the transaction. The EnTrust deal will create a new global alternatives firm with more than US$26 billion in pro-forma AUM and total assets of US$29 billion. The firm will have a "diverse offering ...

Alternatives managers see record growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... alternative assets industry saw record growth to $10.5 trillion in 2015, according to Preqin research. The Preqin Global Alternatives Report for 2016 indicated that this was primarily driven by growth in private equity, which saw $274 billion in new ...

Chi-X Australia being acquired by private equity firm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... managing director Thierry Porte added, "The Chi-X businesses have established themselves as successful and innovative alternatives to primary exchanges. "Their superior technology, service and trade execution performance will continue to drive positive ...

Colonial First State appoints new alternatives manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
Colonial First State (CFS) has appointed an additional alternatives manager for its FirstChoice multi-sector portfolios following a 2015 mid-year review. GAM will now be responsible for 50% of the FirstChoice defensive alternatives portfolio with incumbent ...