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Shorting doesn't have to be risky: Solaris

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... the two shorting techniques Solaris favours are funding and pair straights, saying: "They produce a great increase to our alpha without having the commensurate increase in risk." Explaining the pair straights technique in detail, Martin said Solaris ...

QSuper names investments chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... with external investment managers, for a combined total of $55 billion. He joined QSuper from QIC, where he was director of Alpha Investments and before that was managing director of Los Angeles-based fund manager Stonebridge Capital Management. Woodhouse ...

Fidelity appoints sustainable investing lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... played an instrumental part in building our corporate governance and capital markets capability in Asia, contributing to alpha creation for our portfolios, as well as playing an active role in raising awareness of sustainability issues." Tan is based ...

Modern slavery rife across sectors: Fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... could build a portfolio of expensive stocks. Instead, it deploys an "ESG momentum" strategy. "It makes more sense finding alpha in companies trying to improve their ESG strategies [and as a result that could] lead to premium valuations," he said. This ...

Parametric bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... investment professionals." "Ben Davis is expanding our leadership in custom indexing, factor-based investing and systematic alpha strategies. His extensive knowledge of risk modelling strengthens Parametric's research team and helps us to meet client ...

Best-performing funds with least risk

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... (measures of the fatness or skinniness of returns distribution). Category By performance By risk Active core Solaris High Alpha Australian Equity Macquarie WS Australian Equities Fund Solaris Core Australian Equal Weight VanEck Vectors Australian Equal ...

Tribeca's Fenton to set up shop at Channel

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
The former co-portfolio manager of the $978 million Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund is getting ready to start a new long/short investment firm with the Sydney-based multi-boutique. Sean Fenton and three others are expected to launch a new equities boutique ...

Impact investing an advice opportunity: Expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... increasingly characterised as money for money, if you like. "They operate in spreadsheets and algorithms and jargon around beta and alpha and benchmarks and indices. Which mean very little to the average person on the street, the average investor." Latham ...

Wealth firm backs new Perennial fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... have a longstanding relationship with Perennial and have confidence in Andrew Smith and his team to continue to deliver alpha throughout any market cycle," Morgan Stanley head of product Shaun Bornstein said. "The team has a proven track record of successfully ...

Boutique appoints portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... roles at Commonwealth Bank, ABN AMRO and Aspect Huntley (now Morningstar). "Tomas has a proven track record of generating alpha and we are delighted to have him join our team. Vertium aims to deliver a low risk equity income stream to retirees and Tomas ...