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Alternatives now used by 80% of instos

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016

... the alternative assets industry. An increasing proportion of investors now hold significant target allocations for alternatives. Forty-two per cent of private equity investors, 48% of real estate investors, and 66% of hedge fund investors have target ...

Investment analysts overpaid and mostly redundant: Moore

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016

... biggest stocks in the index. "The only alternative to indexing is genuine investing," Moore continued. "Private equity, alternatives, concentrated portfolios...the guys in the middle are going to get creamed." The global equity specialist then turned ...

ANZ Wealth alternatives head departs

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016

The head of alternative investments at ANZ Wealth will leave the company tomorrow. Simon Ford has managed ANZ Wealth's real estate, hedge funds, private equity, infrastructure, credit, commodities and insurance investments for six years, having joined ...

Unconstrained bond funds disappoint in 2015

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016

... 2015. "The purpose of unconstrained investing is not simply to provide a direct substitute for these higher risk alternatives. Investors are looking for more flexibility, not necessarily more risk. "What we found is that a lot of these funds were quite ...

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 ...

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Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA

Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) will be fairer for financial advisers.

Munro Partners to acquire GSFM

VINNY VUCAGO

Munro Partners will acquire GSFM, the Australian investment fund management affiliate of CI Global Asset Management, in a deal designed to strengthen its local distribution capabilities.

Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Treasury has opened a consultation to review existing conditions required for foreign investment approvals in Australia.

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO

Australians are approaching retirement with growing uncertainty about how superannuation and the Age Pension will work together, with new research pointing to gaps in both preparedness and confidence.

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