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BlackRock tops multi-sector review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
... at Standard & Poor's Fund Services, said BlackRock is one of the few managers to consistently generate alpha from its tactical asset allocation strategies. "S&P views the fund's portfolio construction process favourably as it uses a risk budgeting process ...

QIC splits Aussie eq into boutiques

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... traditional, low risk active component of the business. QIC has also chosen to discontinue its implemented solutions and global tactical asset allocation businesses. The firm continues to invest in global fixed interest, global real estate, global infrastructure ...

S&P withdraws six ratings

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... Australian Equities Fund Class A, an Australian equities large cap fund and the 'three stars' rating on the Legg Mason Tactical Asset Allocation (Class A), an alternative strategy fund. S&P also withdrew the 'four stars' ratings on four AMP Capital Investors ...

Van Eyk resigns as executive chair

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... promoted to head of research and will assume all management responsibilities for the firm's fund ratings, strategic and tactical investment research and other research streams. Melissa Randall was also promoted to head of asset consulting. The board ...

BlackRock tops diversified funds review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
... Lonsec has in the investment team, their innovative approach to portfolio construction, their flexible and well resourced tactical asset allocation approach and their focus on risk management," he said. Maple-Brown Abbott was reviewed for the first time ...

TGM wins Asset Super mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
Tactical Global Management has been awarded a mandate to manage the $1.1 billion Asset Super's currency overlay for its international equities and alternatives portfolios. Asset Super had previously employed State Street Global Advisors to manage the ...

Mercer Sentinel hires two

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... Prior to AMP, Heeney spent four years at IPAC Securities as manager of business process development; and five years at Tactical Global Management as the group manager performance and compliance. Heeney holds a Masters of Applied Finance and a B.Economics ...

Instos target medium term strategies

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... and/or return enhancement but this by no means guaranteed to do so," said the consultant. The strategy is different to a tactical asset allocation (TAA), which aims to profit by predicting market movements over short-term periods and is often implemented ...

Volatility: a new asset class?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... mean); volatility of volatility (exploiting short-term fluctuations in volatility) and global geographical allocation (tactical shifts in allocation towards the three main indices: SP500, DJ Euro and Nikkei225). That would be too complicated to explain ...

Russell overhauls diversified funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... the firm's product disclosure statements which were issued this month. Pease said strategic tilting is different from tactical asset allocation because one of the main principles behind the approach is 'first, do not harm' - fund managers don't invest ...