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Emulation funds slash performance as well as cost

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management Zhe Chen said. "Related to this, the research suggests that active fund managers have some skill in the inter-day timing of their trades and taking away their timing discretion may be costly." The research ...

Industry groups self-interest caused FoFA problems

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... "It's there for all to see why all the special interest groups comprising institutions, advisers, associations, fund managers, etcetera have been so active through their lobbyists and lobbying activities," he said. He asked industry stakeholders to adopt ...

Emerging market turmoil is a buying opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... opportunity to buy quality companies at a more attractive price, according to global large cap specialist Insync Fund Managers. The fund house is not altering its portfolio despite emerging market stocks suffering their worst start to a year since 2008. ...

FEATURE: The myth of the outlook

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... financial journalists are inundated with investment outlooks for the year ahead. It has become almost mandatory for fund managers, asset consultants, banks, and other financial institutions to publish pieces in which they take stock of the past year ...

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HARRY PAGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... Standard Chief Economist Forum. In our feature story we look at investors' demand for outlook articles and updates from fund managers and ask what they really teach us much about the future investment landscape. We've also got all the details of the ...

Is 'unbundling' the future of broking?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... that the BestEx model is more appropriate in an environment in which best execution is increasingly important. "Fund managers now have at their fingertips the ability to use technology to get the best price; they now have algorithms to execute their ...

BTFG joins Calastone funds network

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... Calastone's global funds transaction network, which allows the automation of fund transactions between different fund managers and distributors. BT Wrap has been using Calastone to send orders to market for around 18 months under a proof concept and ...

PE firms struggling with data management

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... billion. When surveyed as to what prevents firms from managing their business effectively, the top responses from fund managers or general partners (GPs) were: the time it takes to get a complete view of portfolios (57%); a lack of front-to-back system ...

BlackRock ends "unfair" analyst surveys

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) recently conducted a review into domestic incidences of fund managers sending surveys to research houses, after some research houses became concerned about the potential improper use of their research ...

Managed accounts take the hassle out of hedge funds

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... $22 billion in assets under management, Permal, which is part of the Legg Mason Group, is one of the largest hedge fund managers in the world. A team of 51 investment specialists in offices in the US, London and Singapore are responsible for selecting ...