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Alphinity funds added to mFund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... investors, and now we are growing our penetration into the retail market. Our funds provide consistent performance and genuine alpha, over a long period of time, and that's what advisers and their clients are looking for in today's volatile market," ...

PM Capital LIC director resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
A director of the PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund has stood down. Andrew Reeve-Parker tendered his resignation from the ASX-listed fund, effective from the listed company's annual general meeting today. Reeve-Parker has been with PM Capital Asian ...

Nikko AM wins Aussie equity mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... is positioned," Potter said. "Our strategy is underpinned by an experienced, stable team who have a history of delivering alpha to Australian clients for nearly 20 years." Nikko Asset Management manages about $19 billion for institutional and retail ...

EAM Investors wins first Australian mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... significantly less sell-side analyst's coverage of small versus large caps, you have a compelling and fertile ground for alpha." EAM was founded in 2007 by principals that had worked together at San Diego based Nicholas Applegate Capital Management (now ...

BlackRock launches smart beta ETF suite

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... underperform slightly, but that returns are strong over the long-term. The multifactor products focus more on generating alpha over the long-term with market-consistent risk. They focus on four factors: quality, value, size and momentum.

Australian funds rank well on ESG

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... assessment into the investment decision," said Sweeney. "Overall, it is an encouraging trend and supportive of the long term alpha opportunity from ESG analysis. But of course there are always opportunities for funds to improve their ESG focus." Lonsec ...

Dark pools effective at reducing volatility spikes: Liquidnet

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... compared to the trades executed through other intermediaries. This is advantageous on the buy-side, because it prevents alpha on the investment being eroded by other market participants aware of the transaction. Speaking at a media roundtable in Sydney ...

IFM active equity team wins first mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... management in Australia and Asia, has established three key products - Australian Core Equities, Australian Equities Extended Alpha and the Asia-Pacific Market Neutral Fund. Australian Core Equities has beaten the ASX200 by 2.7% since inception on 10 ...

Parametric keeps value factors in check

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... risk in seeking "smart beta" through factor investing because it may deliver a poorly-constructed active strategy or "dumb alpha." Bouchey said the firm has studied the issue of unintended active factor bets and developed optimisation techniques focusing ...

AB fund receives rating upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... John Taylor and has been "impressed by the investment team's focus on risk management as well as its diversification of alpha sources within the portfolio." Since inception to 31 August 2016, the fund has achieved total returns of 4.26% compared to 2.40% ...