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Portfolio resistance is key: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... information into account and identified a number of portfolio implications," he said. He said the highlights include more alpha in this environment, controlling volatility as opposed to leaving it out completely, being more granular, correlation caution ...

Outflows, M&A batter active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... and some active or your bets," he says. "Active is going to give you your market return and will potentially give you some alpha, should investors choose it and it matches their risk tolerance. I think a balanced approach of having some index and some ...

State Street buys outsourced trading firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
... will give State Street the ability to provide clients with a complete global trading solution as part of its State Street Alpha platform. State Street said its clients can also expect multi-asset class execution, including equities, fixed income, exchange-traded ...

ASX shifts slightly on Credit Suisse, First Republic

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
The ASX rebounded slightly this morning following the overnight bailouts of First Republic Bank and Credit Suisse, but has since remained unsteady. This mornings slight jump - 0.3% - was pretty modest, CommSec senior economist Ryan Felsman told Financial ...

Aware Super to boost investment capabilities with new platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
... approach, combining internal and external management to produce in a bid to produce the best outcome for members, regarding alpha and fees, internalisation and delivering scale remains a core premise of its strategy. "As the fund looks at growing its ...

Women-led super funds outperform over medium, long run

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
Women-led MySuper products have outperformed on average by a consistent 0.3% per annum over three, five and 10 years, new analysis shows. Rainmaker Information looked at the performance of 18 women-led MySuper products, being those with women in senior ...

Blue Orbit operations chief resigns

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... whatever that is." At the end of January, Equity Trustees notified investors in the Blue Orbit Global Small Cap Systematic Alpha Fund that the fund would be wound up, effective March 31. The notice said that the fund has failed to attract the desired ...

Bridgewater to restructure, pushes for global expansion

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... handed over control of the firm. Meanwhile, according to Bloomberg, Bridgewater also announced that it will cap its Pure Alpha hedge fund at 20% to 30% below its maximum size, which peaked at around $100 billion. The firm hopes that by restricting access ...

NGS Super taps Robeco for major equities mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... carbon reduction objectives while acknowledging that "it's quite difficult within global equities to provide persistent alpha from active strategies," Squires explained. The mandate's benchmark is an adjusted MSCI World Index, structured to take ...

Value companies to outperform in 2023: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
VanEck portfolio manager Cameron McCormack forecasts a bright outlook for value companies in 2023, particularly among Australian equities. "We think value companies are likely to outperform in 2023," McCormack said. "We're entering a period that echoes ...