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Retail MySuper to put NFPs on back foot

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... The caveat, Costello said, is that super funds increase transparency by annual reporting of performance against absolute return and risk appetite targets rather that peers.

Catch-all 'Alternative' label useless: Pengana

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... small, reference to the ubiquitous term wasn't a major issue, but with allocations now increasing rapidly to bundle absolute return funds, "hedge funds", private equity and infrastructure under one label is unhelpful. To include illiquid strategies with ...

Market shocks likely: Advance Asset Management

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
Geo-political signals allude to a potential market shock in coming months, said Advance Asset Management. Global political uncertainty could to lead to a severe destablilsiation of markets as soon as the last quarter of this year, said Felix Stephen ...

Strategy & name change for Aberdeen fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... fund will be called the Aberdeen Multi-Asset Real Return Fund, and will be managed to achieve an objective-based absolute return outcome equivalent to the Consumer Price Index plus a margin of 5%. "The fund currently adopts a more traditional multi-sector ...

Long-volatility a loss-maker: van Eyk

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... different investment portfolios, which combined varying amounts of volatility strategies and actively managed absolute return and hedge fund strategies - concluding that active management was a more effective strategy. The paper, Brave New World: Assessing ...

Pengana delivers AEq returns out of the market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... of trying to beat the market," he said. This return was higher than all the Australian equity funds as well as absolute return funds, he added. "Many investors and advisers are totally disillusioned with fund managers that are satisfied with outperforming ...

Pengana AEq fund added to BT Wrap

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... listed Australian companies. Pengana believes its inclusion on the BT Wrap reflects growing adviser demand for absolute return funds in the face of market volatility. Damian Crowley, director of distribution of Pengana Capital said he is delighted that ...

Schroders expands fixed income capability

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... Management that was announced last Friday. In his new role, Dear will be responsible for developing Schroders' absolute return focused fixed income strategies, reporting to Simon Doyle, head of fixed income and multi-asset. The appointment is an addition ...

Premium China expands distribution team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... debt is significant, Wu believes. "Because of the environment we are in a lot of advisers are looking for yield, absolute return and bonds. But in this environment you don't just want to be buying anything and selling everything with a 1% commission ...

Macquarie wins currency mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... $A10bn, including $A2.2bn on its managed account platform. "As we continue to build a focus list of high quality absolute return solutions, we are thrilled to add MIM's Short Term Currency Alpha (STCA) strategy to our line-up of core investments," said ...