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QIC breaks away from asset norm

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... interest, absolute return strategies and capital markets. In turn, the asset management division is made up of the active management segment, which focuses on alpha returns and strategy (beta returns). The third investment division, Capital Markets ...

RaboPlus adds BlackRock Global to platform menu

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... shares, emerging markets and can alter its fixed income exposure depending on equity market volatility. Merging active management with globally diversified exposure to growth and defensive assets, the fund has generated gross returns of 12.36 per cent ...

Bridges takes over as Scobie departs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... Scobie will lead QIC's global credit team and will report to Robert Jewell, who is responsible for all internal active management (macro interest rate and global credit) across more than $30 billion in global fixed interest portfolios. "Prior to his ...

Aviva Investors the new force in GAM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... managed separately and local independent teams have been developed to generate high performance returns using active management strategies. "Our business will require our people to embrace a very different perspective: one of a single business with a ...

Falkiner poised for retail growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2007
... the same time. He said investors can expect returns of 10 per cent from markets and three to 12 per cent from active management per annum over the next three years. Asked about his investment strategy, he explained, "The investment process is fundamentally ...

The great Australian FM shuffle

... active positions in a fund are often wound down until a replacement is found. "This means investors are paying active management fees for an extremely benchmark aware portfolio. Some managers may reduce active management fees during the period of reduced ...

Three stars for Japan

... a large parent overseeing administration, compliance, and head-office functions." "Investors are paying for active management with this fund, with the management expense ratio above the average for the sector, so it is good to see conviction coming through ...

Alpha-beta separation boosts indexing

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
... chief executive officer of industry fund Cbus, agreed, saying indexing is just "a hell of a lot cheaper" than active management - a key to his desire to have nearly 25 per cent of Cbus' money in indexed funds as a long-term goal. The sector is in need ...

AMP NZ shifts passive portfolio to 100% active

... funds with a passive approach. "We realise that not all investors will necessarily share our philosophy that active management adds value to a passive index holding over time." The New Zealand finance and investments sector is undergoing a seismic shift ...

Investment treasure in emerging Europe: QWL

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
... selected based on their knowledge of the companies where the funds are invested, excellent bottom-up research and active management of their investments." Europe's 24 stock markets, which includes emerging Europe, surpassed the market cap of the US in ...