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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 ...

Norwegian wealth fund reports -14.1% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
Norway's Government Pension Fund Global finished 2022 down a record $222 billion, saying it was a "very unusual year". The oil fund recorded the biggest loss in its history. Its previous largest loss was in 2008 amid the Global Financial Crisis when ...

From strength to strength: GQG Partners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... clients that a repeat of recent performance is unlikely, GQG's funds are still aiming to deliver 200-300 basis point alpha, after fees, with lower volatility over a market cycle," he said. "Certainly, over three, four, five years we've delivered ...

K2 Asset Management enlists GAM for long short fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
... of the fund, which was set up by K2 in 2005. From February 7, the fund will change its name to the Select International Alpha Fund. GAM investment director Mark Hawtin will manage the fund using a long short approach to seek long-term growth opportunities ...

GQG reports strong inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... While GQG's share price has fallen in recent times, Abernethy commented that the funds focus continues to be delivering alpha to clients. "The surest way we can succeed for our shareholders, is delivering the best risk-adjusted returns possible to ...

Northern Trust hires from Franklin Templeton

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
... explained. Rebelo added Lamberts long tenure will be an asset to the firm. "With more than 25 years of experience building alpha and risk models for equity and fixed income portfolios across Australia, Asia and Emerging Markets, Matthew will be a great ...

More alpha gains through ops

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
... maximise returns to beneficiaries. Put simply, super funds can up their game when it comes to identifying new sources of alpha, including reducing implementation complexity. While boosting returns by squeezing every possible ounce of value from the investment ...

Mercer identifies investment opportunities for 2023

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... flagged that becoming a provider of liquidity in stressed or dislocated situations is an important instance of operational alpha. It believes opportunistic credit strategies are well placed to capitalise in such circumstances. Finally, regarding dynamic ...