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15 July 2014 • By • 1 min read

Alternative assets hit US$5.7trn

Investment in alternative assets continues to rise, with total global alternative assets under management (AUM) climbing from US$5.1 trillion in 2012 ...

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Use currency to diversify, says First Quadrant

Alternative strategies based on currency can be used to diversify portfolios, but they are not a ‘black box’ solution, according to currency manager ...

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Blue Sky launches venture capital fund

Blue Sky Alternative Investments has launched its second venture capital fund, which the company claims will “bring funds to the cash-starved sector”

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AXA IM appoints head of Asia Pacific

AXA Investment Managers has appointed Simon Flood as head of AXA IM Asia Pacific, replacing Jean-Pierre Leoni, who is returning to France to lead AXA ...

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ASIC urged to restrict complex products

Feedback received by ASIC has urged the regulator to restrict complex products to people who have either received financial advice or who meet the ...

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Former High Court judge to chair CBA panel

CBA has appointed a retired High Court judge to chair the bank's review of the “poor financial advice” delivered to Commonwealth Financial Planning ...

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Calastone automates fund distributions

Calastone has developed a distribution statement message service that it says will cut out the need for “clunky and slow” fax, post and email ...

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Govt consults on foreign pension fund tax

The government is moving to amend the managed investment trust (MIT) withholding tax regime in order to "attract and retain foreign investment in ...

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Standard Life backs mid-cap UK equities

Suggestions that UK mid-caps are expensive in comparison to larger companies are largely off the mark and could lead investors to miss out on valuable ...

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IOOF appoints non-executive director

IOOF has appointed Allan Griffiths as an independent non-executive director, effective 14 July 2014. Mr Griffiths has held a number of executive ...

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