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State Street appoints head of alternatives in Asia

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014

State Street's new head of alternatives for Asia Pacific will look after the organisation's hedge fund, private equity and real estate businesses in the region. Bob Keogh will be based in Hong Kong and has more than two decades of experience in financial ...

Infrastructure valuations at all-time highs

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014

... infrastructure assets traded so far this year are at the highest level on record, according to the latest analysis by alternatives research house Preqin. More than one-third of transactions completed in the year to date were valued at more than $500 ...

Demand for alternatives sees Blue Sky profits rise

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014

... Alternative Investments has reported a 60% increase in after tax profit of $6.24 million for the full year to 30 June. The alternatives fund manager's revenue grew 69% from $14.2 million to $24.0 million. The company will pay a fully franked dividend ...

A quarter of global instos plan to grow alternatives investment teams

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014

More than a quarter of global institutional investors expect to grow their alternative investment teams over the next two years, according to the latest survey by Preqin. The specialist research house asked 380 global institutions who are active in ...

Blue Sky reveals asset allocation of first alternatives LIC

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014

Blue Sky Alternative Investments has allocated nearly 70% of the $60 million raised for its Alternatives Access Fund into a range of alternative assets including private equity and venture capital, water and agriculture, a hedge fund and private real ...

NGS launches income-focused retirement product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014

... income from investment earnings. It has an asset allocation of 30% Australian equities, 22% global equities, 4% growth alternatives, 4% international property, 20% Australian property, 4% defensive alternatives and 16% cash and fixed interest.

Fitzpatricks hires former CFSGAM head of marketing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014

... preservation, delivered through the highest of ethical standards. "Australia needs to know that there are clear and proven alternatives to the product sales and distribution culture that pervades our sector and we stand with other professional advisers ...

Lonsec makes portfolio manager changes after review

STAFF WRITER | WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014

... most asset classes including global listed property, global bonds and cash. It will also include of conservative alternatives - in conjunction with growth alternatives - to provide more defensive returns. Lonsec investment consultant Eleanor Menniti ...

Select brings Neuberger Berman hedge fund strategy to Australia

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014

... local investors access to the firm's Absolute Return Multi Strategy approach, described by the company as "a liquid alternatives, multi strategy option that seeks absolute returns through an active allocation to a select group of established hedge fund ...

Frantic pace of alternatives growth revealed

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014

... growth of alternative assets as 'inexorable' following the release of its latest report on the sector. The Global Alternatives Survey, which was conducted in conjunction with the Financial Times, total global alternative assets under management hit US$5.7 ...

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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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