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Big changes on way for pension funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
Pension funds around the globe are going to ramp up their risk appetite, take big bets on alternatives, switch from being asset owners to asset managers and transform how they deal with external investment managers, reveals a major survey released by ...

Small tech providers tempt aligned advisers to defect

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... "People are beginning to defect. A couple years ago there wasn't anywhere else they could go to, but now there are alternatives," AdviceInnovation member and founder of Now Sorted Eddie Lees. AdviceInnovation is newly-founded a hub of independent companies ...

Alternatives industry body launches Australian branch

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... (CAIA) Association has launched a new chapter in Australia to be headed up by the Future Fund's head of debt and alternatives David George, it was announced today. The CAIA is a not-for-profit organisation specialising in alternative investment education. ...

Van Eyk exec resurfaces at SQM Research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... Research has appointed a former van Eyk executive to the role of head of research to head the business' fixed income and alternatives team of analysts. Robert da Silva was van Eyk head of research and deputy chief investment officer before the research ...

Hedge fund growth problem not helped by new products

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... are hoping to attract a new class of investor - private wealth platforms - as well as developing registered liquid alternatives products to try to attract new investors. The largest managers are even developing sub-advisory capabilities and insurance-related ...

Non-aligned licensee inquiries to rise in 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... with more regulatory certainty, more consumer awareness and better economic conditions, advisers are looking for alternatives. This is a business cycle that we have seen before." Canopy Private director Christopher Bates left his job as an authorised ...

CBA appoints litigators as customer advocates

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... in contacting the customers of independently owned Financial Wisdom practices, but will continue to pursue various alternatives to contact past customers of both businesses." CBA did not confirm media reports that chairman David Turner and chief executive ...

Future Fund reaches $104bn, earns 14pct

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... other alternative and non-mainstream assets accounting for the remaining 31%. The high international equities and alternatives weighting reflect its objectives as a sovereign fund and its intention to minimise home country risks, noted Rainmaker. Illustrating ...

FEATURE: Quenching the thirst for income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... prudent for savvy investors to look beyond traditional sources of income and consider some of the less well-known alternatives in a bid to find an untapped well of attractive and sustainable income. For the full story, download the September 22 issue ...

Cbus, NZ Super join Mercer climate change risk study

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... study is part of a surge in interest in the risks of fossil fuel investment and the potential to invest in low carbon alternatives. Yesterday Financial Standard reported that 348 institutional investors worth more than US$24 trillion, including Colonial ...