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Australian alternatives assets top $250 billion

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... the 19th largest hedge fund manager by pension fund assets under management. The survey shows that the top 10 local alternatives managers by funds under management are: Macquarie Group, Platinum Asset Management, AMP Capital, IFM Investors, Lend Lease ...

VicSuper hires alternative investment specialist

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... strategic allocation to alternative assets from six to 10% and has appointed Kevin Wan Lum has head of equities and alternatives. He will be responsible for managing a combined portfolio of more than $10 billion. Previously Lum was portfolio manager ...

Greek crisis drives Australian market down

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... and to Europe generally, equities investors were experiencing a crisis of confidence and were fleeing to safe-haven alternatives such as the US dollar, Japanese yen and gold. On Sunday, Greece prime minister Alexis Tsipras announced that Greek banks ...

Pension funds loading up on alternatives: BIS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
Pension funds are loading up on alternative investments in response to declining asset returns according to an annual report from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). Pension funds in the UK and US are reported to be driving the shift with the ...

AvSuper adds new investment option

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... allocate roughly 28% to Australian shares and 17% to international shares. There's a 19% allocation to defensive alternatives and 11% in cash. The remaining 25% of the portfolio is made up of property (10%), diversified fixed income (5%) and defensive ...

New video series demystifies hedge funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
London-based alternatives investment specialist Man Group has released a series of seven educational videos aimed at demystifying some of strategies and key concepts from the world of hedge funds. The short videos have been made for Man subsidiary AHL ...

Finology expert to address AFA roadshow

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... Finology offers advisers an opportunity to refine their competitive advantage versus the direct and indirect advice alternatives being presented to the community," Fox said. "The AFA sees a strong alignment with our education philosophy of balancing ...

Blue Sky raises $20m for LIC

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund Limited recently completed a $20 million capital raise through a one for three non-renounceable entitlement offer. The funds raised will be used to build on the listed investment company's actively managed portfolio ...

Instos demanding multi-asset alternative strategies

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... capital from offshore markets. A consistent trend with investors locally and across offshore markets is the rise of alternatives as investors look for ways to secure above inflation returns in a low growth world. "The average global cash rate has fallen ...

Instos doing little to protect portfolios

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... investors, who are under pressure to meet return expectations and funding commitments but face a lack of attractive alternatives in other low-yielding asset classes. The research shows a continued push into equities with 63% of global investors and three ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

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

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA
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
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
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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