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UniSuper revises major mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... prefer to take our risks elsewhere." UniSuper also announced it would be a $255m seed investor with State Street Global Advisors' Global Alpha Plus Fund, a 130/30 long/short global fund. UniSuper is yet to finalise the appointment of a concentrated growth ...

SSgA launches neutral Asian alpha fund

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched its new SSgA Asia Pacific Equity Market Neutral Fund, aimed at giving institutional investors easy access to pure alpha returns from Asian equity markets. The strategy, designed by SSgA's quantitative ...

PIMCO announces new vice president

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
... chairman of Zurich's Finium Super Master Plan Investment Committee. Dorrian has also held roles with State Street Global Advisors, Rothschild Asset Management and BT Funds Management. Dorrian will be responsible for overseeing new business and client ...

SSgA raises bar on absolute returns

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) in the US is beefing up its 'absolute return strategies' with a new quant tool and three high profile hirings. Jonathan Chanis, Henri Fouda, and Todor Georgiev from Caxton Associates, Mellon Capital Management and ...

More control over currency: SSgA

... Super funds unsure of whether they should hedge or not hedge can get the best of both worlds through State Street Global Advisors' (SSgA) newly launched hedging product. Called the Dynamic Strategic Hedging program, SSgA said it offers a 'middle ground' ...

Jana offers long-short trusts to retail space

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
... steer clear of the more illiquid assets such as infrastructure and private equity. Jana will use State Street Global Advisors, Perpetual Investments and Acadian Assets Management to manage the Australian share trust and has appointed State Street, Acadian ...

Super funds pile on global equities

... Vision Chairman Michael Tilley says that while the core of their portfolio remains invested with State Street Global Advisors, which use an enhanced passive mandate, the fund has reduced its weighting on Australian equities, fixed interest and cash in ...

Active managers not outperforming: State Street

New research from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) reveals that active managers are not outperforming and they warn investors to be cautious about their ability to outperform. The four year research project, called the SSgA Manager Persistence Survey ...

Alpha appoints analyst

... November. Prior to Alpha, Pappas has held a number of key positions in investment and operations at State Street Global Advisors, where she worked for seven years, and in custody at State Street Australia for three years. She has a Master of Commerce ...

State Street launches global alpha strategy

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, has launched a new Global Alpha Plus Strategy aimed at seeking active returns in global equities. The investment strategy which claims to be higher-risk ...