ALTERNATIVES
Funds management
Global investment manager Fidante has formed a strategic partnership with a London-based asset manager to secure exclusive distribution rights across the APAC region....
Financial planning
With platforms reporting frequent adviser requests for alternative assets, especially for high-net-worth clients, two platforms have shared the complexities of hosting th...
Funds management
Three types of asset managers are well positioned for 2025, according to McKinsey, while another three are likely to face headwinds in the coming period as the needs of w...
Financial planning
There may be growing interest in private markets, but a survey by advice firm Apt Wealth Partners has found even HNW investors lack sufficient knowledge of their complexi...
Funds management
Private wealth firm Escala Partners has appointed an investment specialist to broaden its focus on alternative funds, having launched a dedicated alternatives platform in...
Funds management
With wealth managers and advisers having minimal capacity for fund research, a BNY report has found simple alternatives strategies from established providers are those wh...
Funds management
Sydney-based alternative fund manager East Coast Capital Management has formed its first advisory council as it enters its next phase of growth. ...
Financial planning
Wealth management firm LGT Crestone has appointed Darragh Kennelly as a senior investment analyst to help the firm scale its alternatives platform....
Financial planning
With an abundance of private market options coming to market, due diligence becomes increasingly important as advisers separate the wheat from the chaff, adviser Charlie ...
Funds management
Infrastructure assets are well-positioned to hedge against global uncertainty and can enhance the diversification of traditional portfolios with their evergreen character...
Funds management
Regal Partners has regained the funds under management lost after the Opthea failure to close out the financial year at $18.9 billion. ...
Financial planning
Michael McCorry, chief investment officer at BlackRock Australia, has detailed how investors are reconsidering their 60/40 portfolios as macro uncertainty highlight the b...
Funds management
Metrics Credit Partners has completed the acquisition of Taurus Finance Group and BC Investment Group as it looks to launch consumer lending arm Navalo....
Funds management
Regal Partners has announced its latest alternatives acquisition, taking a 50 per cent stake in real estate and advisory platform Ark Capital Partners ahead of a future h...
Financial planning
Private wealth manager Escala Partners has increased its alternatives allocations to more than a third in the past three years, describing the asset class as offering “fe...
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