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Russell overhauls diversified funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... the firm's diversified funds, widening its investment ranges for equities and property as part of a move to a 'high conviction' investment approach. Andrew Pease, investment strategist at Russell Investments, said the firm decided to overhaul the diversified ...

Mercer and MLC top IC survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... more than 9 per cent. Gareth Abley, head of asset consulting at MLC Implemented Consulting, said the firm used high conviction managers that are "benchmark agnostic" to deliver better returns for clients. "The main reason why we outperformed during the ...

Avoiding the black swan

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... gain big over the long term, said a fund manager who survived the '87 and '08 crash. Defying the notion that "high conviction" investing is the best way to ride out bad markets, Robert Garvy, the US-based chairman of Enhanced Investment Technologies ...

Mercer MM gets Lonsec tick

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... Recommended" rating in 2009 from research house Lonsec. The 'Highly Recommended' rating is only granted where Lonsec "has high conviction that the fund or product can achieve its objectives and, if applicable, outperform peers over an appropriate investment ...

Macq Funds adds two Aus eq analysts

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... be working closely with the portfolio managers and oversee the fundamental research for Macquarie Funds Group's High Conviction, Alpha Plus and Small Companies portfolios. Meanwhile, James Miller is joining Macquarie after completing his Masters of Applied ...

End 'set and forget' strategy: van Eyk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... report that recommended financial planners assess their fixed income exposure and, separately, their exposure to high conviction equity funds. On a separate note, Douglas said the global economic downturn could cause more stability within fund manager ...

NGSS on mandate spree

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... to give us greater control over our portfolio, to gain greater transparency with the managers and to invest in high conviction boutique style managers," said Dwyer. According to Dwyer, the transition was performed by Citigroup. "The decision of the fund ...

Bellwether hires AFM for mandate search

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
... qualitative investment process to invest in Australian shares. The firm's flagship Australian Shares Fund is a high conviction fund which invests in a maximum 30 large cap stocks. The fund has outperformed the S&P ASX 300 Accumulation Index by more than ...

Thumbs up for high conviction: van Eyk

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
High conviction fund managers look set to reap the rewards of a sluggish Aussie equities market, according to new research by van Eyk. Soaring fee levels have generally discouraged and disappointed investors in the high conviction space, compared to ...

Adam Smith hires portfolio manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... services industry. Adam Smith Asset Management was established in 2003 and is majority owned by its staff. It is a high conviction, active manager that seeks to invest in well managed companies with positive free cash flow and scalable business models ...