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MSCI launches new insto global equity risk model

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
MSCI has launched a new model to analyse systematic risk in global equity portfolios for institutional investors. The Barra Global Total Market Trading Equity Model, based on MSCI's Systematic Equity Strategies adds new risk factors including news sentiment ...

Global equity managers not currency selectors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
When superannuation funds structure a global equity investment mandate it is beneficial to manage the currency component externally, new research finds. A study released by the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) implies super funds ...

Hostplus tripling venture capital exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... fund's $1.3 billion private equity investment portfolio. In the 12 months to December 2015, Hostplus' private equity portfolio returned 21.3% and it has averaged an 8.7% per annum return over 10 years. Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia told ...

AB to acquire hedge fund manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
AllianceBernstein has entered into an agreement to acquire an alternatives investment manager. Ramius Alternative Solutions, which is jointly owned by Ramius LLC and principals Stuart Davies and Vikas Kapoor, manages over US$3 billion and operates multi- ...

Future Fund ahead of target on tenth birthday

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... including real estate and infrastructure. The investment team has been finding opportunistic returns in its private equity portfolio predominantly in venture capital and early stage investments, benefitting particularly from the innovation and disruption ...

Henderson launches emerging markets fund in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
Henderson has launched its Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund in the Australian market. Based on a high conviction portfolio of 40-80 companies across multiple countries and industry sectors, the fund was described by Henderson head of emerging markets ...

Instos demanding ESG metrics

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... 650-700 companies it believes are having a positive impact on the four areas of focus into a competitive global equity portfolio. The universe includes companies that make water metering equipment or provide drugs to address particularly diseases. "When ...

Greencape wins top Zenith rating

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
Boutique Australian equities fund manager Greencape Capital has received two 'Highly Recommended' ratings from researcher Zenith. The Greencape Wholesale High Conviction Fund and the Greencape Wholesale Broadcap Fund were upgraded from Recommended to ...

Australasia sees continued Canadian investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... Andre Bourbonnais said the manager suffered from public equity markets posting negative returns and its private equity portfolio underperforming. However, "most of our private market asset classes, and more particularly real estate, recorded strong returns ...

Swedish pension giant commits to total decarbonisation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, known as AP4, has allocated 21.8 %, or around $4.2 billion of its global equity portfolio to low carbon strategies and says it is now prepared to follow up with its long-term target to decarbonize its entire global ...