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Best of the Best: Building a portfolio of great managers - Daniel Kelly | Viola Private Wealth

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Dec 17, 2025
Daniel Kelly, Chief Investment Officer at Viola Private Wealth, shares insights on building resilient investment portfolios for high-net-worth families. He discusses the innovative Core Squared Satellite model, emphasizing the importance of managing liquidity and diversifying with five alternative asset classes. Daniel reveals red flags in fund managers, the evolving landscape of AI in investing, and untapped opportunities in Australia’s private markets. His advice? Focus on well-structured ETFs while leveraging expert strategies to enhance portfolio performance.
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ADVICE

Prioritise Liquidity Profiles

  • Always assess a client's liquidity preference separately from risk profile and dictate appropriate illiquidity exposure.
  • Use a liquidity questionnaire to determine how much illiquid private market exposure a client can tolerate.
INSIGHT

Five Pillars Of Alternative Sleeve

  • The alternative sleeve should span private equity, infrastructure, hedge funds, zero-beta alts and unique uncorrelated assets.
  • True zero-beta assets like litigation lending add resilience by being uncorrelated to public markets.
INSIGHT

Democratisation Of Alternatives

  • Minimums for alternative funds have fallen dramatically, democratising access to previously institutional-only asset classes.
  • Aggregation via advisers and platforms now lets smaller portfolios access funds with modest minimums.
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