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Mellon scores $250m Sunsuper mandate

Mellon Global Investments has notched up a $250 million mandate from Sunsuper, the latest in Sunsuper's string of fresh mandates over the last three months. Sunsuper, the largest superannuation fund in Queensland, will invest in Mellon Global Alpha ...

SSgA launches neutral Asian alpha fund

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
... similar investment process to SSgA's Australian Long-Short Fund and will employ a quantitative stock picking process. Head of active equities Asia Pacific, Don Hamson, said there was strong demand for new alpha strategies due to managers increasingly ...

Super communication to evolve with choice

... was previously seen as an intangible thing that they have to have whether they like it or not. Now they can take a more active role in it [since choice] where they can pick which super fund to go to," he said. But given the 'choice', consumers are still ...

BT appoints former MLIM exec as head of credit

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2006
... its business. "His background, achievements and strengths are a strong fit with BT Investment Management's strategy as an active manager focused on generating superior risk adjusted returns," Alliston said. Sorrel has over 18 years experience in the ...

SAM picks up a Mercer principal

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2006
Simon Romijn has left Mercer Investment Consulting to take up a role with the Sustainable Asset Management Group (SAM). Romijn will join SAM as a business development manager responsible for SAM's existing Australian and New Zealand clients as well ...

Legg Mason launches global debt trust

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2006
Legg Mason Asset Management has launched a multi-sector bond trust aimed at giving institutional investors an actively managed global debt vehicle. The Legg Mason Global Multi Sector Bond Trust will invest up to 30 per cent in investment grade debt ...

Navigator names its top five Aussies

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
... boutique managers this year. The top five funds from a pool of 31, all receiving a five star rating, were Ausbil Australian Active Equity Fund, Barclays Australian Share Fund, Challenger Australian Share Fund, Tyndall Australian Share Portfolio and Vanguard ...

Vanguard says volatility points to indexing

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2006
... forgetfully, accustomed to double-digit returns and ever more bullish promises made on the back of hard running markets and big active bets. Recent volatility may have done something to bring forward a reality check, however. "The message out of that ...

QIC hands global mandate to Altrinsic

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2006
... equal regional and global focus for the fund. Altrinsic is a US based boutique fully owned by employees and is a bottom up active value manager. Greg Liddell, QIC's head of international equities, said Altrinsic's success was built on a number of factors. ...

Staff churn afflicts underperforming small cap sector

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
... ratings of 25 per cent of all S&P rated managers. In its latest sector update released today S&P found that Australian active small cap managers also under-delivered, with few achieving excess returns over the past six months and the median manager failing ...