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netweath platform to host SSgA Retirement Solution funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
... products and superannuation offerings. The investment manager said the funds invest in a range of assets, including alternatives, implemented through a combination of active, passive and ETF investments. The SSgA Retirement Lifestyle Solutions comprise ...

Sovereign Wealth Funds surge to $5 trillion

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... overall the outlook for this investor group appears positive," Bensted continued. "The level of capital flowing into alternatives from sovereign wealth funds remains extremely significant. Once the newly established sovereign wealth funds become more ...

Catastrophe bonds offer answer to asset correlation problem

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... translated to the Australian market. We want to speak to investment banks that are thinking about adding to their alternatives exposure," Nickles said. "Our technology can also be duplicated if clients want to manage their own ILS operations."

ANU fund adopts ethical investment guidelines

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... investments and cash which are overseen by a five person team that includes an investment director, equities, property and alternatives investment specialists and portfolio managers and an administrator. In 2012 its asset allocation was 43% to equities ...

Sovereign wealth funds up alternatives exposure in 2012

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... sovereigns currently hold the most alternative assets with respondents having 21% of all portfolio assets allocated to alternatives (including property) while those across Asia, the Middle East and Emerging Markets have much lower allocations. However ...

Institutional investors to lift infra assets

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
... institutional investors are planning to further increase their exposure to the sector, according to recent research from alternatives specialist Preqin. According to the group's latest monthly Infrastructure Spotlight report, 63% of public and private ...

Bentham appoints Goldman Sachs client portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... where she has worked in various roles for the last 12 years, most recently as an executive director in credit and alternatives sales. She also spent time in the firm's debt capital markets group. "We're delighted Kate has joined the Bentham team and ...

ASIC concerned over "pockets" of poor SMSF advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... inadequate or lack of insurance recommendations, inappropriate single asset class provided to investors, suitable alternatives to an SMSF not considered and inadequate consideration of the investor's long-term retirement planning objectives. "We also ...

Blue Sky grows revenue 48%

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... after-tax net profit of $3.59 million for the full year to 30 June. Operating revenue for Australia's only listed alternatives-focused fund manager grew from $8.9million to $13.2 million over the period and increased its assets under management (AUM) ...

Stronger Super transparency rules too stringent: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... a significant amount of detail on underlying holdings. This is particularly worrying to hedge funds, and similar alternatives, which regard investment strategies as intellectual capital.