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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 ...

ASIC hands out more interim stop orders

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
... investors, because of deficiencies in their target market determinations (TMDs). These funds include: Global SRI Ethical Alpha Fund, Global SRI All Seasons Fund and Global SRI Multi-Strategy Fund. ASIC considered that the target market for all three ...

Munro, Tribeca now core SOHN Hearts and Minds managers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
... equities, credit, global natural resources, and opportunistic mandates. Its portfolio manager Jun Bei Liu manages Tribeca's Alpha Plus Fund. Liu has been a conference fund manager for HM1 over the last three years. HM1 thanked Paradice for its support ...

Aussie income equities fare well amid turmoil

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... second was the ETF Securities - now Global X - Ultra Short Nasdaq 100 Hedge Fund on 42.7%, and third was the P/E Global FX Alpha Fund with 38.5%.