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UniSuper second global tech mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... $200 million in US-firm, RCM. During the last 12 months the super fund upgraded global technology from a beta investment to alpha after completing extensive due diligence after allocating $300 million to a T. Rowe Price global technology fund in February. ...

FirstChoice launches nine new options

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... Markets, Colonial First State Global Soft Commodity, Zurich Investment Global Thematic Share, Blackrock Asset Allocation Alpha, AMP Capital Global Property Securities, Ironbark Karara Australian Share, Solaris Core Australian and FirstRate Investment ...

Apostle picks up $50m, signs H2O

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... over one year has generated nearly 24 per cent in return to the end of December, making it ideal for people looking for alpha, which will represent some opportunity for us going ahead," said Borysiewicz. In a separate development, Apostle formed a distribution ...

UCSuper makes debut in infrastructure

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... the alternatives in the portfolios to give it more diversity," said Kent. UCSuper also invests in the BNY Mellon Global Alpha Trust, GMO Systematic Global Macro Trust and Macquarie Professional Series - Winton Global Alpha Fund in its alternatives portfolio. ...

Principal boutique launches currency fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
Macro Currency Group has launched the Principal High Alpha Currency fund, a Dublin-registered qualifying investor fund with AUD$40 million of external seed capital. The Fund is a sub-fund of the Principal Global Opportunities Series and uses the same ...

Seeking alpha in EM small caps

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... to capture this phenomenon is arguably being overlooked, argue experts. Typically, emerging market strategies focus on global, blue chip companies that derive significant proportions of their profits from the developing world, or the major emerging market ...

Mercer global CIO joins AXA IM

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... Australia for his views on governance, alignment of interest and where superannuation funds should be looking to access alpha opportunities. His role will focus on improving AXA IM's interactions with consultants across all asset classes and geograph ...

AXA IM opens Framlington to instos

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... investors. Craig Hurt, director Australia & New Zealand for AXA Investment Managers, said AXA Framlington's unconstrained higher alpha equity mandates, top down analysis and theme-based approach is attracting interest in Australia. The AXA Framlinton ...

Small caps and Asia on Auscoal radar

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... small cap stocks and Asia, as increased cross-sectional volatility opens the door for the fund's active managers to add alpha to their returns. "The economic downturn post the GFC has highlighted the resilience of the Asian ex-Japan economies and opportunity ...

Murphy takes over the reins at BNY Mellon

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... marketing roles at Prudential and Citibank. "The sophistication of the Australian market has led to an uptake of specialist alpha generating investment ideas that provide strong opportunities for out product set," said Jon Little, vice chair at BNP Mellon ...