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Algos trap rogue traders

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
Algorithmic trading has traditionally been linked to trading orders and developing investment strategies - but the technology is now gaining traction as a way to catch white collar crime. According to John Bates, founder and general manager of Progress ...

Currency replaces fixed income

Currency investing could be the next big thing as more investors use foreign exchange managed funds as an alternative to fixed income funds. Morgan Stanley's London-based currency expert Alex Davey was in Australia this month to talk about the group's ...

Aberdeen adds to fixed income Core

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
Aberdeen Asset Management has created a fixed income fund that goes beyond traditional fixed income investing to generate higher alpha returns. The Aberdeen Core Plus Fund is actively managed across domestic bonds but included exposure to uncorrelated ...

NZ Super ends Fisher Funds ties

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... opting to take this aspect of the portfolio direct. NZ Super appointed Fisher Funds back in December 2003 to manage an active New Zealand equities mandate, benchmarked against a composite of the NZSX Mid and Small-Cap Indices. The Guardians confirmed ...

True Index contains residual risk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... Investors are attracted to True Index funds because most charge no headline fees, exhibit low costs and display a low level of active risk. However, Donald said investors using a True Index fund must accept the tax implications of the Enhanced Index ...

CARE joins Carbon Disclosure Project

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
CARE Super lobbies for better climate change policies after being the latest signatory to the Carbon Disclosure Project. Carbon Disclosure Project is a global not-for-profit group of 385 institutional investors that actively obtain information on company's ...

FTSE war on terror

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... Louisiana have proposed or enacted legislation requiring state plan sponsors to divest from international companies with active business ties to terror-sponsoring countries. Definitions vary by state with terror-sponsoring countries most commonly identified ...

Escalator take up reach 50pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... contributing more," he said. "That figure demonstrates our education program is also working as 37 per cent of members made an active decision to not enrol in the program. "That is exactly the response we are after as ultimately we want people to be ...

SSgA wins $200m hedge fund replication mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... producers," said Lakhani. According to Lakhani, less than 15 per cent of hedge fund of fund returns could be attributed to active manager skill. The remaining 85 per cent could be attributed to a equity risk premium of market returns that included equities ...

Choice system to cost $90m: CitiStreet

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
The cost of processing contributions associated with Australia's Choice of Fund system is around $20 to $30 million per year, and could reach $90 million by 2012, according to CitiStreet. The global retirement plan administrator revealed the findings ...