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UBS Australia imports global strength

... their products to other absolute return-type funds is the focus on "risk capital allocation" instead of purely "asset allocation" to deliver consistent returns. "Asset allocation is a very simple process of looking at asset classes and putting money ...

Elite investing strategies ready for download

... Thomson Financial's Investment Software division, has set up Advisor Perspectives, which allows free access to the asset allocation and mutual fund choices of high and ultra-high net worth investors. The new service is available on the website www.advisorperspectives.com. ...

Fixed income reinvented: Lehman

... generation," said Malvey. As to where these "alpha" opportunities lie, Malvey said that Lehman's recommended global asset allocation is overweight in countries such as South Africa, Mexico and parts of Eastern Europe. "You would have noticed that we ...

Good times to keep rolling for investors

... investors in property and shares. "Global property has benefited from both a shift in institutional investor asset allocation in the developed markets, such as the US which is moving from a localised country approach, to the recognition of the benefits ...

ASFA develops standardised super fund data forms

ALEX DUNNIN, HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
Increasing demand for up-to-date super fund performance and asset allocation data has prompted the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) to develop standardised data forms for super funds akin to what has been used by the retail managed funds ...

Mercer appoints senior portfolio manager

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
... report to Russell Clarke, chief investment officer for Australia and New Zealand, and will be responsible for asset allocation strategies and investment manager selection.

Vanguard puts case for passive-active allocation

An asset allocation expert from leading index manager Vanguard has put forward the case for a portfolio construction model that invests around 40 per cent in active strategies. In a whistlestop visit to Australia, Nelson Wicas, a US based principal ...

Future Fund focuses on building blocks

... the current staff of 11. This will include a chief investment officer and three sub-investment teams namely in asset allocation, public markets and private markets. The fund is yet to appoint a chief investment officer although Costello said that they ...

HESTA appoints three intl long-short managers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
... allocation of just under $300 million. The mandates represent one-tenth of their international equities strategic asset allocation that includes another 14 incumbents, half of which were appointed within the last two years. "We have appointed three managers ...

...meanwhile hedge fund sector returns can be synthesised

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
... State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) said most of the returns for the hedge fund sector can be explained by their asset allocation, meaning it is possible to assemble a synthetic investment strategy to mimic hedge fund sector returns. Paul Brakke, a senior ...