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AQR wins ipac mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... Trust directly addresses this need by delivering efficient access to a highly-diversified portfolio of traditional asset classes, not just equities," said Jeff Dunn, principal at AQR. AQR is an alternative investment management firm with approximately ...

Mason Stevens buys 2020 Funds Management

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... focus on the SMSF market, will be merged under a new brand, One Capital Asset Management, and include a range of asset classes including equities, derivatives, fixed income, foreign exchange and commodities. The merged entity will operate as Mason Stevens ...

Smart beta gains popularity with instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... access to markets at lower cost. Passive investors can now choose from a range of options to access a number of asset classes, including insurance and emerging market currency, but with the expectation of better risk-adjusted returns," said Craig Baker ...

Direct mandates growth solid: Towers Watson

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... diversification saw high demand throughout 2011, according to Towers Watson. The trend was consistent across most asset classes, with 2011 forming the final year in a five-year reference period. Hedge fund mandates awarded by clients of Towers Watson ...

Investment complexity on the rise for UHNW clients

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... becoming more complex in their investment philosophy, requiring a new degree of sophistication in servicing them across asset classes. Clients are increasingly dividing pools of capital into a portion of conservative and perhaps a smaller portion that ...

OnePath changes in wake of UBS INGIM purchase

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... global shares, while PIMCO, Karara Capital, CBRE Clarion and SG Hiscock & Company will manage the remaining four asset classes. These include diversified fixed interest, small companies, global property securities and Australian securities respectively. ...

AustralianSuper creates Asian footprint

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... In this Beijing-based role, Joske will manage the $42 billion fund's increasing investments strategy across all asset classes. Joske commences the new role on February 22, reporting to Mark Delaney, AustralianSuper's chief investment officer, who said ...

IFM wins legalsuper Aus equities mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... infrastructure mandate of up to $500 million to invest in infrastructure assets. IFM manages $33 billion across four asset classes - listed equities, private equity, infrastructure and debt portfolios.

Instos face debate on EM strategy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... ability to outperform the indexes, sonot only will you get the extra beta that the allocation into the separate asset classes will deliver, but the managers will also get you extra alpha on top of that return," Marber told Financial Standard. Harting ...

IFM wins $500m CalSTRS mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... leveraged the benefits of scale to deliver returns to their members." IFM manages over U.S.$31 billion across four asset classes - infrastructure, private equity, debt investments and listed equity portfolios. IFM invests on behalf of institutional investors ...