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PM Capital LIC director resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
A director of the PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund has stood down. Andrew Reeve-Parker tendered his resignation from the ASX-listed fund, effective from the listed company's annual general meeting today. Reeve-Parker has been with PM Capital Asian ...

Australian funds rank well on ESG

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... assessment into the investment decision," said Sweeney. "Overall, it is an encouraging trend and supportive of the long term alpha opportunity from ESG analysis. But of course there are always opportunities for funds to improve their ESG focus." Lonsec ...

Parametric keeps value factors in check

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... risk in seeking "smart beta" through factor investing because it may deliver a poorly-constructed active strategy or "dumb alpha." Bouchey said the firm has studied the issue of unintended active factor bets and developed optimisation techniques focusing ...

Regal named best Australian hedge fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... judged to be the best market neutral strategy. CQS Directional Opportunities Fund was best multi-strategy, the BlueBay Credit Alpha Long Short Fund was named best fixed income and credit fund and Antipodes won best emerging manager. "Regal was a natural ...

Alpha-beta split allows better asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
One of Australia's largest superannuation funds says it has strategically split its investment portfolio between alpha and beta to better monitor performance and asset allocation. Although not a new concept, First State Super has moved to an alpha and ...

AXA IM smart beta fund receives ESG accolades

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... risk-adjusted returns. "The smart beta equity strategy offers a sensible middle ground between blind index tracking and alpha-oriented strategies so equips equity investors with a better chance of improving long-term investment success in a more cost ...

Local hedge funds fighting for insto attention

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... Macquarie Alpha Opportunities Fund Regal Atlantic Absolute Return Fund Best Market Neutral Fund: The Macquarie European Alpha Fund The Bennelong Long Short Equity Fund Regal Tasman Market Neutral Fund Best Multi Strategy Fund: The CQS Directional Opportunities ...

Advisers need to leverage enormous ETF winds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... explained in the US money is being placed in low cost beta products, ETFs and other index funds, and into high conviction alpha products or products that are benchmark unaware or have tracking error bans. "In the US last year across the three buckets ...

Fees still an issue for alternatives: WTW

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... other investors, such as insurers and sovereign wealth funds, wanting to make the most of market volatility and associated alpha opportunities..." While investors continue to look for diversity, the higher fees associated with alternative asset classes ...

Aussie investors list operational alpha among top priorities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... believes Australian investors are seeking both new and non-traditional asset classes as a priority to generate income and alpha increases. Recently appointed Bloomberg AIM global head Steve Ioannou also said the way Australian investors access these ...