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Insurer awards $80m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... Bruno Crastes said: "The share class was created for Australian wholesale investors looking for the ability to generate alpha across FX, rates and credit with a proven process and a 20-year track record in the industry." The fund has delivered 4.3% per ...

Super fund awards $130m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... Sullivan said: "We are seeing increasing demand for this segment of the market as investors look for pockets of opportunity and alpha. We look forward to building a strong and long partnership with Energy Super and delivering the best results we possibly ...

Inside Bennelong and its UK engine room

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... there will be teams that don't fit or don't want to be a part of a mega house, and a multi-boutique model focused on high alpha strategies could be just the ticket. The anniversary Thirteen months on from joining BennBridge, Tellworth Investments has ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... billion fund uses active and boutique managers in equities and bonds. "Given the fact that we're seeking to generate alpha, we see no reason at the moment to use ETFs. We think we can do better." Michalakis says that over the long term, its managers ...

Maximising retirement planning in an era of volatility

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... manager of specialised research Michael Elsworth said when putting portfolios together three key aspects are considered: alpha, beta and risk control. Annuities are playing a stronger role in terms of the risk control element, he said. But one way of ...

Super funds cut exposures to banks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
Not-for-profit superannuation funds have an average of 3% less exposure to bank stocks in their equities portfolios than last year, according to recent Rainmaker research. These funds still have a large exposure to bank stocks, owning about $30 billion ...

Aussie fund managers face machine learning challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... analysts and market data practitioners in Asia shows Japanese firms are the most advanced in using machine learning to generate alpha. More than 50% of 140 respondents in Tokyo surveyed said they've started to use machine learning to generate investment ...

JCP appoints executive chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... of our investment team. Investing is what Michael is most passionate about and given his strong track record (of over 6% alpha for the periods he has managed JCP's Benchmark Insensitive portfolios), we believe this is a strong positive development for ...

SMSFs outperforming MySuper: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
The self-managed super fund sector outperformed MySuper returns for the third consecutive month, latest SuperGuard 360 data shows. SMSF performance, as represented by the SG360 SMSF Reference Index, delivered 10.5% per annum (before fees and tax) in ...

State Street appoints APAC global markets lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... broadening its local capabilities and client base. "Investors are always challenged with the need to generate and preserve alpha in the current market environment, where interest rates are rising, volatility is increasing and many asset classes are getting ...