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Credit to escape impending bond rout

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... negative returns." Outside of credit, Friedman said that hedge funds also had a reasonable return outlook with low volatility. "Often discredited for being illiquid, opaque, and expensive, hedge funds can serve as an effective portfolio diversifier for ...

CFSGAM wins VicSuper infra mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... outlook for Global Listed Infrastructure remains positive. The sector offers structural growth, real income and lower volatility. We have seen increasing demand from investors globally, who want to move cash back into equity markets without adding significant ...

BT Wrap adds Pengana Asia Special Events Fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... and Singapore and lead by fund manager Antonio Meroni. The fund returned 12% per annum for the last five years with a volatility of 6.2%.

Realindex outperforms as it passes five-year milestone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
The outperformance of Realindex's fundamental index funds during a period of protracted volatility is indicative of the strategy's advantages over traditional capitalisation-weighted index funds, according to the fund manager's chief executive Andrew ...

There's the good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014

Dundas wins $240m super fund mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... Management. "Dundas is an attractive option for investors looking for a high quality global equities manager. It offers lower volatility, a dual focus on capital and income growth and is a cost-effective addition to a portfolio," Apostle director Greg ...

Capital adds portfolio manager to ETOP strategy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... global equities at General Motors Asset Management in New York. ETOP aims to provide equity-like returns with lower volatility by investing in a broad range of emerging market equity and debt. The strategy had US$4.9 billion of assets under management ...

Pension funds eye alternative credit strategies amid interest rate uncertainty

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

"Boring" hedge funds shake gung-ho reputation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... demanded capital protection from their alternatives managers. This has led to the emergence of absolute return, targeted volatility strategies. The mandates are simply very different and that has been a game changer for the industry," Thomson explained. ...

US tapering to harm key EM countries

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... that countries with vulnerable currencies will suffer due to a likely increase of interest rates," Cairns said. Market volatility expected once tapering starts will also affect markets with a strong presence of foreign investors. "In Indonesia 32% of ...