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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 ...

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 ...