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Equities out, alternatives in for pension funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... general have had "mixed results" in equities from 2010 to 2014, and have been ramping up investment in alternatives for alpha. "With now several years of buoyant equity markets, forward-looking return expectations in equities have been lowered while ...

Good asset owners benchmarked at $30bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... asset owners do with their management process," Ford said. Among high-level decision making Ford believes the division of alpha, beta and smart allocations will become even more influential to asset owners over the longer term. He said asset managers ...

Whitehelm Capital and Prime Super partner for bond investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... "We are delighted to have closed another high-yielding infrastructure debt investment, following our financings of TDF and Alpha Trains. This is a prudently-structured, senior-ranking transaction for a mature asset with no refinancing risk, delivering ...

Acadian appoints VP

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... portfolio management of a number of Acadian's long only and long-short strategies. He will also undertake research into alpha signals, risk modelling, portfolio construction and tax-effective income strategies. Mehra was previously a portfolio manager ...

Instos turn to smart beta in low-return world: SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... investors to turn to different strategies. The report said that while traditional investment approaches are still dominant, "alpha remains elusive... and investors are looking for new perspectives." To that end, 38% of participants said they were planning ...

Social media ETF proves possibilities are endless

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
The launch of a new ETF which exposes investors to the companies most talked about on social media proves index investing is limited only by product providers' imagination. The new product, launched on the NYSE by Toronto-based alternative fund manager ...

Super funds presented in-housing framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... from going in-house," Warren said. "The problem is external managers are only able to take a certain size mandate. Their alpha and performance can quickly deteriorate if they have too many funds, and there becomes key client risk." To mitigate risk Warren ...

Africa to become major alpha source

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Insync Funds Management has predicted Africa will become the "next big growth region" for global investors. This is largely driven by the rise in African consumer markets, which have become a major profit driver for consumer multinationals, according ...

Mercer appoints Acadian for SRI mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... (ESG) issues that continue to be a growing area of interest within the investment community globally. Using quantitative alpha-factor investing and portfolio construction techniques, Acadian Australia targets a reduced level of carbon emissions below ...

Infocus purchases another advice business

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... through one of the group's two AFSL holders. It also manages eight sector-specific multi-manager funds through subsidiary Alpha Fund Managers, and licenses proprietary CRM and practice management software to support financial advisers.