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Who plays the PE game, wins

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... investment returns league, new figures show. A recent survey by Northern Trust indicate that players with heavy diversification strategies, particularly those who favoured private equity, posted 11.4 per cent in returns for the one year period ending ...

Alternatives: shock absorbers of sub-prime

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... what's the secret? According to Dominic McCormick, chief investment officer of Select, the answer lies with solid diversification while plucking investment opportunities from different alternative strategies and assets. McCormick said Select's portfolio ...

LGSS buys Batemans Bay shops

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... to diversify our portfolio a little bit more with this purchase," said Lambert. "A year ago we identified [the diversification issue] and we've looked for opportunities as they come on board. Those opportunities don't come up with a lot of frequency ...

US instos ramp up alts to 22pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... the needs and appetites of institutional investors. "Investors will demand an increase in the availability and diversification of alternative offerings, challenging managers to maintain quality and performance standards even while significantly increasing ...

SELECT guides investors to managed futures

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
SELECT Asset Management highlights the diversification benefits and potential to generate strong returns in down equity markets of managed futures in a new information guide for retail investors. According to the firm's The Case for Managed Futures ...

SAM green funds re-branded to Vanguard

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... stocks within industry sectors. Eric Smith, Vanguard's chief investment officer, said "These funds provide adequate diversification and as such from a trustee's point of view, they could be considered for a substantial part or perhaps even the whole ...

DWS hedge offers daily liquidity

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... assets in times of market stress. These risk/return characteristics mean the DWS Strategic Value funds can provide diversification benefits to an investors' total portfolio," said Chris Larsen, head of DWS Investments in Australia. The minimum investment ...

Schroders launches geared global fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... also because it is highly diversified across a large number of stocks from up to 50 countries," he said. "Broad diversification across stocks, industries and countries reduces the risk of blow-ups from one stock and currency hedging is important to ensure ...

CFA launches SRI guidelines

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... their personal SRI beliefs, decide on a responsible investment approach and promote the importance of portfolio diversification to ensure they effectively incorporate SRI funds into their portfolio. However, the list warns retail investors to expect ...

Macq bond insurance will diversify group

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... Group is wading into the US bond insurance market - a move that is consistent with the company's international diversification strategy, says Moody's Investor Services. Eric Dinallo, New York's state insurance superintendent, told The New York Times ...