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King to relaunch Sovereign after Mercer restructure

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015

Investment adviser and Mercer partner Ray King has left the business and will reestablish the alternatives consultancy firm he founded in 2000, Sovereign Investment Research. King told Financial Standard he departed Mercer following the company's acquisition ...

Next stop: US payrolls

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015

... in masters of the universe -- Reuters was able scooped for an interview at the annual giant hedge fund Skybridge Alternatives Conference - SALT - held in Las Vegas. Ex-Fed chief Ben Bernanke was there, so is his sparring blog partner, John Paulson. Though ...

Perpetual Private hires two analysts

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015

... investment portfolios. Blunt previously worked for ANZ Global Wealth covering global and Australian equity strategies, alternatives and real assets. Leong, who has joined the business from Perpetual Investments, has previously covered Australian and ...

Hedge funds bare all to seduce instos

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015

... market where the memory of the global financial crisis debacle is still fresh. "There is a lot of interest in the alternatives space, particularly from institutional investors that need to find returns uncorrelated to other asset classes," AQR Capital ...

Standard Life absolute return bond fund added to platform

STAFF WRITER | THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015

... made available to wholesale investors since June 2014. "ARGBS will appeal to investors who are seeking a defensive alternatives strategy with low levels of risk," said Newham.

Cheap talk, cheaper money

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015

... in January and March of 2000." "A combination of longer-term approaches to portfolio management and a lack of good alternatives may have contributed to the rise in equity allocations." Think they forgot to mention all those cheap moolah sloshing all ...

Blue Sky to raise $20m for alternatives fund

STAFF WRITER | MONDAY, 13 APR 2015

Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund is seeking to raise up to $20 million through a one for three non-renounceable entitlement issue of new ordinary shares. The Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund (BSAAF) is Australia's only listed diversified alternatives ...

Funds wrestling with liquidity problem

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015

... results in what is known as 'cash drag', forcing the investment team into riskier assets such as diversified credit or alternatives. Neal explained that long-term investment managers can take advantage of the premium offered on investments with less ...

Defensive pension pots just won't last

STAFF WRITER | WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015

... in a more diversified portfolio (43% cash/fixed income, 26% Australian equities, 17% international equities, 10% alternatives and 5% property), would be able to fund their retirement, on average, for an additional eight years, before their savings run ...

UK pension changes to benefit Australia

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015

... advantages." He also predicted that "as the LTA changes bite, an increasing number of pension savers will look for alternatives."

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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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