ALTERNATIVES

Funds management

The role of alternative investments is to diversify a portfolio and capture differentiated sources of return, according to UBS Asset Management. ...

Expert Analysis

The framework of Alternative Risk Premia has developed from an academic theory to a modern practice used by investment managers worldwide, writes Paul Fraynt....

Financial planning

Advisory and asset management group Prime Financial has announced it will acquire a fund management platform and its two funds as it seeks to launch a diversified alterna...

Expert Analysis

Private credit was the asset class of 2023 and the re-activation of the IPO markets should be a strong signal for the year ahead, writes Andrew Martin....

Financial planning

KKR, global investment firm and majority owner of Colonial First State, has launched an education platform for financial advisers to educate them on alternative assets. ...

Funds management

First Sentier Investors has completed a strategic partnership with AlbaCore Capital Group, a European alternative credit manager, aligning with its long-term growth traje...

Funds management

The global alternative asset manager has attracted strong inflows in the second half of 2023 as it hits $9.2 billion in assets under management. ...

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....

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Superannuation

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

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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...

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