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Funds resist SG "me too" pension scheme

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... given," commented one of the investors surveyed. That may be the case for investment consultants but not for star fund managers. Some 68 per cent of those surveyed said a star fund manager will always be a big draw and a lower 26 per cent ranked risk ...

SMA ratings bring clarity for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... products were rated in the S&P ratings, is a recent player in the SMA field. Last month, the fund appointed five fund managers including Ausbil Dexia, Goldman Sachs JBWere and Perennial Investment Partners to provide eight different models on the firm's ...

Russell property fund goes global

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... strategy to move towards fully global mandates in order to capture the higher potential alpha offered by global fund managers. AEW employs a value-orientated investment strategy designed to identify securities that are priced below what it believes is ...

Macq prepares for longevity risk

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... innovative solutions that manage longevity risk," said Robertson in a media statement. Macquarie joins other local fund managers that are expanding their product base to tackle longevity risk. Asteron launched an income product for people aged 80 and ...

Long/short funds push back into markets

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
Long/short hedge fund managers increased their net exposure to equity markets, allowing them to post positive returns last month, according to a replication index. The Credit Suisse Long/Short Equity Replication Index, which replicates the performance ...

Industrial espionage turns viral

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... software technology often associated with credit card fraud, warns an IT security expert. At a time when banks, fund managers and super funds already have their hands full with online money laundering schemes, another IT-related risk is emerging and ...

Managed accounts firm ramps up ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... portfolios that we run both externally and internally," he said. The firm joins the rank of other Australian boutique fund managers including Solaris Investment Management, Perennial Investment Partners and Hyperion Asset Management as signatories of ...

Alpha selects Pengana volatility strategy

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
Alpha Fund Managers has added the Pengana Global Volatility strategy to its multi-manager line-up. The market neutral strategy invests in exchange traded North American future and options. "The consistency of returns since the strategy began and having ...

Danger signs ahead but bargain stocks a-plenty: Faber

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... world has emerged where it is now the poor countries driving global consumption and global markets. But for many fund managers who believe they can take a breather now that the GFC has passed, Faber believes US and European stockmarkets are still overvalued ...

Templeton and TAAM top EM review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... quarter of this year. Steven Sweeney, senior investment analyst at Lonsec, said a focus on top-down factors allowed fund managers to contain losses in the past 18 months. "A common reflection from managers when pondering the fallout from the past year ...