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Long-volatility a loss-maker: van Eyk

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
The key to a successful volatility strategy is active management as long-only positions can lead to losses, said a recently released paper by van Eyk. van Eyk's research tested a number of different investment portfolios, which combined varying amounts ...

Retirement income the big challenge

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
Australia has achieved a world-class superannuation savings scheme, but retirement income remains a significant challenge, according to one manager. Alan McFarlane, chief executive officer at Edinburgh-based Dundas Global Investors said the Australian ...

Benchmarks stop us thinking: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... rethink their approach to seeking alpha, he said. "Market capitalisation benchmarks have evolved from measuring what risks an active investor might be taking to becoming tools for preventing the taking of risk," said Mark Tinker, fund manager, AXA Framlington ...

BlackRock expands fixed income team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... coincides with a broader build-up of BlackRock's model-based fixed income capabilities underscored by the recent launch of active portfolios utilising the model-based approach," said Steve Miller, head of fixed income at BlackRock Australia. "We think ...

Stammer joins Centric Wealth investment committee

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... working with the principals of Philo Capital Advisers, where he works as a non-executive expert, to develop integrated active investment models that are implemented via managed accounts. Dr Stammer is one of the most well known and experienced market ...

Gen Y leans away from SMSF cash holdings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
Generation Y has been the most active in terms of changing their SMSF asset allocations in the past 12 months, favouring a higher portion of their portfolio in equities with lower cash balances. That's one of the findings of The SMSF Generations Report ...

Canadian pension fund to buy UK soccer centres

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... around C$117bn (A$112bn) in net assets. TPC manages a portfolio valued at about C$12 billion (A$11.5bn) and has been an active dealmaker recently, with investments focusing largely on global real estate, natural resources and infrastructure. The New ...

Improve risk management to target fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... investors post-GFC are trying to better understand their risk profiles so they can use this knowledge to identify which active investment managers are adding the most value. Paul O'Connor, director fund services S&P Capital IQ, who will be one of the ...

BRICs plus four will drive world investment returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... They will be able to spot companies with a good valuation trajectory, pointing to how investing in these markets requires active management, she said. Koch said the good news for investors is these valuations are right now at their lowest levels in decades ...

Russell lauches new AEq value strategy

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... chief investment officer of Russell Investments. "The strategy aims to meet or exceed the average return of Australian active value managers," he added. The value exposure is focused on large companies and is captured by taking companies in the Russell ...