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Amundi wins mandate for volatility strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
Amundi Asset Management has signed a new local institutional client to its volatility strategy. Richard Borysiewicz, chief executive in Australia for Amundi Asset Management, said he couldn't reveal the new institutional client but expected to implement ...

Ausbil Dexia Aus equities in high demand

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... February. These ratings have contributed to the fund manager's popularity among financial planners despite the increased volatility in Australian equities during the past 18 months. Xiradis said the fund manager posted negative net inflows in only one ...

Credit Suisse wins Mercer mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
... a new asset class for many investors," he said. Mercer has selected a strategy with a stable return profile and low volatility, meaning Credit Suisse's ILS team will aim to invest in a diversified portfolio of insurance-linked securities, as well as ...

AMP Cap invests in clean tech private equity

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... investors will have access to companies that benefit from strong environmental growth drivers linked to energy price volatility, the quest for energy independence, corporate and consumer preferences and government policy," said Angus Dennis, investment ...

Currency managers on notice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... returned more than 7 per cent per annum between 1994 and 2009. In addition, this return is delivered with five per cent volatility per annum over the same time period, which is much lower than volatility found in Australia equity markets.

Hall charts new value investing model

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... of the fund but from now on we're looking at 8 per cent to 30 per cent and maybe more on an ongoing manner given the volatility," he said. Value fund managers should also review their investment horizons so that short-term investors gain a decent rate ...

AvSuper rolls out conservative growth option

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... stable growth, growth and high growth options. "The conservative growth investment option is expected to demonstrate low volatility of investment returns in the short term, but generally conservative returns over longer periods. "The trustee considers ...

Rise of mini-mandates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... dealer groups that are looking for ways to stay in the market and capture long-term gains while avoiding short-term volatility. "What happened was that you had a rally last year, then the markets went down, then you had a rally, then you had positive ...

Nephila wins $166m in mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... instruments are based on physical events instead of market events, they offer investors a haven from the current market volatility in equities markets, or bonds. In July 2008, Nephila sold a 25 per cent stake in its management company to Man Group. Man ...

Tiger year ushers investors to China

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... operations at Premium China Funds Management, said the Year of the Tiger could mean markets will be in for a year of volatility, reminiscent of the Tiger's "energetic" characteristic. However, "at the end of the day, the same core message is that you ...