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Private markets providing solid returns

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... Watson introduces the concept of Adaptive Portfolio Management which, compared with a traditional approach, pursues a more thematic and flexible method of constructing a private market portfolio based on the medium-term outlook for various sectors and ...

Ecofin Australia wins sustainable mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... Ecofin's global efficiency outlook. "It [the mandate] is from a large offshore institution and will be invested with our thematic view on global efficiency and climate change, with our strong ESG focus," said Ashton. "We will continue our focus on the ...

Securitor advisers gain new access

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... Securitor has launched a new investment research and strategy website for its advisers, offering equities, product and thematic market research to meet the needs of its adviser network. The new website will include a range of features such as podcasts ...

Fund managers rate Aust equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
While lack of investor confidence and a preference for risk aversion is an obvious impact of the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, the Australian share market is also vulnerable to capital flows are having a distortionary impact, according to fund manager ...

ING senior research analyst moves to Altius

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... Altius, Chris Dickman, said the aim of the fixed interest spectialist fund manager was to take advantage of both credit and thematic opportunities in the market to optimise returns for investors. "Ongoing market volatility and economic uncertainty, particularly ...

AllianceBernstein bullish on molecular medicine

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... molecular medicine will rival the emergence of digital information as a disruptive force and has allocated 10% of its thematic portfolios to associated companies such as DNA sequencing and molecular diagnostics firms. While the industry remains in its ...

Super funds fail green assessment

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... Mercer has recommended an allocation of 40 per cent of all portfolios to climate sensitive assets. "Total allocation to thematic investments is still relatively small, representing on average, a mere 0.3 per cent of the total respondents' assets under ...

Ratings wrap

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... have all received ratings boosts. The AQR Wholesale Managed Futures 1P Fund, an alternative strategy product focused on thematic futures received a four star 'NEW' rating from S&P. The product from US-based AQR is new to the Australian market. Hunter ...

ING shelves global equities fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... stating that the INGIM had elected to close the fund. Jim McKay, head of distribution, INGIM, confirmed that the large cap thematic fund, which is managed by ING's European investment team and marketed in a range of countries globally, had been pulled ...

FirstChoice launches nine new options

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... are: Magellan Global, Realindex Emerging Markets, Colonial First State Global Soft Commodity, Zurich Investment Global Thematic Share, Blackrock Asset Allocation Alpha, AMP Capital Global Property Securities, Ironbark Karara Australian Share, Solaris ...