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SELECT tops hedge fund ratings

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006

... have topped Standard & Poor's (S&P) hedge fund rankings with both receiving five star ratings. The Select Gottex Market Neutral Fund and a two times leveraged version of the fund, the Select Gottex Enhanced Market Neutral Fund, both received the top ...

Basis Capital takes top hedge funds honour

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006

... International Absolute Return Fund - Best Long Short & Absolute Return Fund Award - Hayberry Australian Equity Fund - Best Market Neutral Fund Award - Fortitude Capital - Best Global Macro / Futures Fund Award - Merrill Lynch Asset Allocation Alpha Fund ...

BT backs new hedge fund

KATE HAGE | MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006

... flagship Voyager Pan Asia Fund. The long-short equities fund, run by Voyager's seven person investment team, is market neutral and invests in Pacific Rim countries, targeting returns of 15 per cent per annum with 10 per cent or less volatility. Voyager ...

FOHF giving way to single manager multi-strategy funds

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006

... strategies such as capital structure arbitrage, event-driven and global macro strategies, along with active equity market neutral, fixed income, currency, commodity and emerging market strategies. "When properly run by a large, global institutional asset ...

SSgA launches neutral Asian alpha fund

KATE HAGE | MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched its new SSgA Asia Pacific Equity Market Neutral Fund, aimed at giving institutional investors easy access to pure alpha returns from Asian equity markets. The strategy, designed by SSgA's quantitative ...

INVESCO passes chief baton to O'Brien

... Atlanta-based manager Scott Wolle and will have four "uncorrelated pieces" namely the global tactical asset allocation, US market neutral, European market neutral and global bonds. Highlighting INVESCO's intention to grow the business, O'Brien said they ...

Select's alternatives "recommended"

... equity, commodities and infrastructure and offers hedge fund strategies managed by Gottex Fund Management, whose market neutral and enhanced market neutral funds are both four star rated by S&P. Zenith's Ben Davies said Select's fund is suitable for ...

INVESCO to make waves in retail market

... states. They will also add a retail income fund, an institutional fixed income fund and a US equity long/short market neutral fund to their product range during the second quarter of 2006. First off the rank though is a wholesale Japan fund, following ...

WA Local Government SELECT Gottex

... mandate from the WA Local Government Superannuation Scheme. The mandate, to be placed within the SELECT Gottex Market Neutral Fund, was awarded after due diligence was completed by Counterpoint Group. Chairman of SELECT and head of corporate strategy ...

Platypus enters the long-short pond

... says is a "very quant-heavy and experienced team." Sicklen adds that the fund will aim to spread risk and provide market neutral returns in bear markets. "The Australian Long/Short Fund has several modules designed to trap movement and spread risk. The ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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