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Regal named best Australian hedge fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... judged to be the best market neutral strategy. CQS Directional Opportunities Fund was best multi-strategy, the BlueBay Credit Alpha Long Short Fund was named best fixed income and credit fund and Antipodes won best emerging manager. "Regal was a natural ...

Alpha-beta split allows better asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
One of Australia's largest superannuation funds says it has strategically split its investment portfolio between alpha and beta to better monitor performance and asset allocation. Although not a new concept, First State Super has moved to an alpha and ...

Top pension funds slide for first time since GFC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... about betas across all possible return drivers in their portfolios and balancing this with appropriate focus on capturing alpha."

NGS awards $300m mandate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... "Bell Asset Management's investment approach, proven track record over 13 years and ability to deliver consistent levels of alpha over differing market cycles was a stand-out factor during a recent review of our Global Equities portfolio." Bell Asset ...

AXA IM smart beta fund receives ESG accolades

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... risk-adjusted returns. "The smart beta equity strategy offers a sensible middle ground between blind index tracking and alpha-oriented strategies so equips equity investors with a better chance of improving long-term investment success in a more cost ...

Local hedge funds fighting for insto attention

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... Fund: Alexander Funds Management - Alexander Credit Opportunities Fund Bluebay Asset Management LLP - The Bluebay Credit Alpha Long Short Fund Equity Trustees - The Spectrum Strategic Income Fund Best Global Macro/Futures Fund: Man AHL Evolution Programme ...

Whitehelm appointment and acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016

Magellan eyes 'exponential growth' from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
Magellan's positions in Tesco and Lloyds Banking Group have hurt the group's flagship Global fund as the pound has plunged in the wake of the Brexit vote, but chief executive and chief investment officer Hamish Douglass has his sights on more exciting ...

Advisers need to leverage enormous ETF winds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... explained in the US money is being placed in low cost beta products, ETFs and other index funds, and into high conviction alpha products or products that are benchmark unaware or have tracking error bans. "In the US last year across the three buckets ...

Fees still an issue for alternatives: WTW

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... other investors, such as insurers and sovereign wealth funds, wanting to make the most of market volatility and associated alpha opportunities..." While investors continue to look for diversity, the higher fees associated with alternative asset classes ...