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ASIC would "rarely" ban products

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015

... harm them." He added that "most interventions would likely fall well short of product banning." As an example of alternatives to product bans, Medcraft highlighted requesting amendments to marketing material, warnings, selective product feature bans ...

The $17trn infra opportunity investors have overlooked

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015

... stocks highlights specific investment characteristics that investors are looking for as liquid components of different alternatives allocations including natural resources, infrastructure and real assets," he explained. "Trying to find a home for water ...

Aberdeen launches $700m liquid alternatives fund

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015

... led by Aberdeen Asset Management head of hedge funds Russell Barlow - who will, in turn, report to global head of alternatives Andrew McCaffery. Commenting on the launch, McCaffery said, "Alternative investment strategies are becoming increasingly central ...

Blue Sky delivers 68% profit as alternatives rally

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015

... Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported record profit and assets under management as investors find growth in alternatives. The manager reported an underlying net profit after tax of $10.4 million for the year to 30 June 2014, 68% up from $6.2 ...

Hedge funds face brain drain

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015

... unpredictable consequences as the best talent disappears to the opaque family office sector. Ibbotson Associates head of alternatives Craig Stanford thinks the situation in Australia is "almost like a brain drain." He said that focus on low fees, transparency ...

SSFS meets client demand for phone advice

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015

... Bradley said that in the past, SSFS advice was almost exclusively face-to-face. "Clients still want that, but they want alternatives on how to receive and consume advice," he explained. The development of the phone "hub" formed part of SSFS' wider advice ...

FEATURE: Alternatives - Taking the plunge

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015

... conference in Amsterdam in June, he saw a telling narrative playing out: the US was indisputably leading the pack in alternatives investment. He learned that allocation to alternative assets - in particular, the two pillars of private equity and hedge ...

KKR invests in German fibre-optics via $4.2bn infra fund

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015

Following the closing of its new $4.2 billion infrastructure fund, global alternatives manager KKR has partnered with Dutch investment firm Reggeborgh to acquire a majority stake in German infrastructure company Deutsche Glasfaser (DG). Reggeborgh currently ...

Neuberger Berman appoints manager from JPM

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015

... where she managed relationships for institutional clients and asset consultants across equities, fixed income and alternatives. She was at J.P. Morgan for 14 years and has a total of 17 years' experience in the financial services industry. "The decision ...

Fidante buys UK alternatives manager

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015

... profitability over a period of up to six years, under earn-out arrangements with key Dexion executives. Dexion is an alternatives manager with interests in three other UK boutique fund managers: renewable energy specialist Resonance Asset Management ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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