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Maritime restructures asset classes, doubles insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... $3 billion Maritime Super combined its listed and direct property investments under one asset class, merged its absolute return and alternatives portfolios and doubled its insurance cover for members as part of a fund review this year. The trustee board ...

Ipac awards $1bn in fixed interest mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... Old Mutual Asset Management for government bonds, and over $200 million to Kapstream Capital for a cash plus, absolute return investment. The firm awarded the mandates following the dis-aggregation of its fixed income portfolio to gain more control over ...

Principal boutique launches currency fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... and uses the same fundamental discretionary investment process that the Group uses to manage its other active absolute return portfolios. It has a target volatility of 25 per cent, managed on a three year annualised basis, with an implied return target ...

AvSuper awards hedge fund mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... for the super fund's defensive alternatives portfolio. Fauchier Partners will have $25 million invested in its absolute return trust, while another $25 million will be poured into the Aurora Offshore II Fund - a multi manager, multi strategy fund of ...

Plus Capital signs third distribution deal

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
Sydney-based Plus Capital Investment Management, a third party distributor, has signed a distribution deal with Los Angeles-based Causeway Capital Management. The deal is Plus Capital's third since launching in 2009, following agreements with insurance ...

Legg Mason Permal Global Absolute Trust earns high rating

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
Newly-launched managed fund, the Legg Mason Permal Global Absolute Return Trust (GAT), has gained a four-star rating from S&P. The GAT is essentially a daily liquidity UCITS III vehicle that aims to take advantage of a number of global equity scenarios ...

Pengana gains 'three stars' rating

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... that uses fundamental stock selection to construct a high conviction portfolio. The portfolio aims to generate absolute return target of 12 to 15 per cent per year in the medium term. Rhett Kessler manages the fund and has more than 17 years experience. ...

Karagianis moves to MLC

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... contribute to the strategic overlay process for our diversified funds, including the Horizon series and long-term absolute return fund," said Susan Gosling, acting chief investment officer at MLC Investment Management. "Strategic Overlay was announced ...

HFA renames to CERTITUDE Global Investments

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
... the new name reflected the fund manager's move to become a provider of a range of active management strategies. "Absolute return funds have been a big part of our DNA for more than 10 years but business can't remain static, they have to evolve," he said. ...

Ascalon and Regal form partnership

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... approximately $350 million under management. The firm specialises in fundamental based market neutral, long/short and absolute return strategies, as well as Asian quantitative strategies. Andrew King, managing director of Regal said the agreement marked ...