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Market neutral isn't always the neutral: Alleron

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... illustrate, Littler pointed to data on his firm's Australian Eagle Trust Long-Short Fund, in which shorts have negative alpha correlation to the long portfolio, shoring up the latter during market downturns. As at July 2017, the fund returned 24.48% ...

Aussie multi-manager awards global growth mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... specialising in multi-manager funds has made a cornerstone investment in a Florida-based manager of growth equity strategies. Alpha Fund Managers, the multi-manager subsidiary of Infocus Wealth Management, has invested in DSM Capital Partners' Global ...

PM Capital wins global equities mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
PM Capital was awarded a new global equities mandate in recognition of its Global Companies Fund's strong performance. Alpha Fund Managers appointed the boutique firm to provide investment expertise to Alpha's diversified 'fund of fund' international ...

First State Super appoints head of investment strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... suite. First State Super head of growth assets Rob Credaro said the mandate represented part of an initiative to pursue alpha-generating opportunities that complement the fund's existing global equities portfolio. "Our recently completed review focused ...

Grant Samuel adds retail distribution role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... strategic partnership with Man Group. Higgins will further assist in the retail distribution of Man Group's flagship Man AHL Alpha Fund. GSFM chief executive Damien McIntyre said Higgins will be a welcome addition to the distribution team, bringing more ...

Vanguard aims to defuse the active debate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... passive. If they do, then the decision to allocate to an appropriate active-passive mix can be further broken down into gross alpha expectations, the cost of the selected active manager, the level of active risk and an investor's risk tolerance. "We ...

First State Super awards global microcaps mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... billion. First State Super head of growth assets Rob Credaro said the mandate represented part of an initiative to pursue alpha-generating opportunities that complement the fund's existing global equities portfolio. "Our recently completed review focused ...

BTFM awards $500m fixed income mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... BTFM represents a "fantastic milestone to achieve and we are very pleased to be part of the BTNZ portfolio and to deliver alpha for its members."

Fidelity portfolio manager steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... career in 2008 in equity research, covering a range of industries, before being promoted to Portfolio Manager on the Fidelity Alpha Funds SICAV (FAFS) Global Alpha team-based strategy in 2014." "As part of her role, she covered a range of sectors, including ...

Alpha FM awards Indian equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
An Indian equities boutique has won a mandate from Infocus Wealth Management multi-manager subsidiary Alpha Fund Managers. Alpha has taken a stake in India Avenue Investment Management's India Avenue Equity Fund, which currently invests in 51 listed ...