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Janus banks on maths for success

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
Melbourne-based Janus Capital Asia is staying true to its quantitative analysis investment strategies to win mandates this year. John Landau, head of Australian operations at Janus Capital, there's been "a lot of strong interest" across Janus and Enhanced ...

Enhanced Investment Technologies wins award

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
Florida-based Enhanced Investment Technologies Investment Management (EITIM) has snagged the 'Quantitative Investment Manager of the Year' for 2008. EITIM, which was awarded a $476 million mandate in September by ipac, was named best quant manager at ...

Pascoe shares VFMC strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Justin Pascoe, the newly appointed chief investment officer of the $36.4 billion Victorian Funds Management Corporation, will share his insight on how to buffer the fund from the global financial crisis at this year's IMCA conference. Pascoe, an ex-Goldman ...

Ipac revises global equities strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
AXA Asia Pacific subsidiary ipac shifts more funds into quantitative investing and away from fundamentally driven strategies when it mandated Enhanced Investment Technologies and Arrowstreet Capital to manage more than $800 million in funds. Enhanced ...

Tuning in to Generation Next: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
What do ARIA, First State Super and Plum have in common? They all bagged the top awards at last year's ASFA Communication Awards, and will soon pass the baton to this year's shortlist, to be revealed tomorrow. A record 46 entries were submitted at this ...

Russell and Mercer lead MM pack

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
Lonsec's annual review of the multi manager sector resulted in only two of out of 16 managers achieving a 'highly recommended' rating. Russell and Mercer were awarded 'highly recommended' ratings, while BT, AXA, Challenger, ipac, Optimix, MLC and Skandia/Intech ...

Barclays emits carbon trading ETN

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
Barclays Bank PLC launched the iPath Global Carbon Exchange Traded Note (ETN) on the NYSE Arca stock exchange to provide investors with exposure to greenhouse gas emission trading schemes. The iPath ETN is linked to Barclay's Capital Global Carbon Index ...

Clitheroe and Kelty honoured

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
Financial services stalwarts Bill Kelty and Paul Clitheroe were recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours List for their contributions to the finance industry. Former trade union leader Bill Kelty was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia ...

Collins challenges planner model

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
Financial planners could become irrelevant if they don't change the way they deliver advice to baby boomer and retired clients, according to Tom Collins, The Tom Collins Consultancy managing director. Speaking at the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium, Collins ...

Falkiner heads to Double Bay

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
Specialist equities fund manager Falkiner Global Investors has set up shop in Double Bay and embarked on a hiring spree. The previously Sydney-based Australian boutique fund manager recently appointed Carina Killick as chief operating officer. Killick ...