ALTERNATIVES

Expert Analysis

The current volatility has created a rich pool of investment opportunities which skilled fund managers can exploit through long-short equities strategies, writes Lukasz d...

Features

While more suited to a specific cohort of investors, alternatives are continuing to see a marked rise this year as an advantageous diversifier generating resilient return...

Funds management

Franklin Templeton has hired a senior alternatives specialist from sovereign wealth fund Future Fund....

Funds management

Troubled financial services firm Mayfair 101 has announced it plans to relaunch within months, less than a year after the 20-year advertising and fundraising ban on James...

People & Products

Alternative asset manager Morrison & Co has hired a senior BlackRock executive to join its board as non-executive director. ...

People & Products

Mirae Asset Global Investments has appointed James McGrath as director, alternative investments to lead its venture capital activities....

Superannuation

Major shifts in the constructions of portfolios should not occur until a more permanent outlook on the global economy is gleaned....

People & Products

AXA IM Alts has announced a number of senior appointments to its Australian leadership team with Antoine Mesnage joining as head of Australia from 1 October, replacing Ku...

Funds management

Investors and financial planners need to look beyond the standard asset allocation choices towards alternatives such as credit instead of bonds if they want to beat infla...

Funds management

Alternative funds are increasingly seeking to raise assets from the retail and wealth management space as institutions are constrained on the volume they can allocate to ...

Expert Analysis

Assuming ‘alternatives’ will help asset allocation could be a mistake as there are distinct differences in the performance and behaviour of funds in this asset class, wri...

Expert Analysis

Taking a long/short approach can pay off for investors, writes Jun Bei Liu, as they make increased allocations to alternatives....

Funds management

The concerns of a re-emergence of high inflation have forced investors to turn to alternative assets, driving up the price of precious metals by around 10% in three month...

Features

While alternative strategies can provide protection during down markets, advisers are still hesitant as they feel the perception of risk and illiquidity overshadow the be...

Funds management

Almost double the number of investors in Australia are investing in alternatives compared to their counterparts in Asia Pacific, according to PIMCO. ...

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