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Small cap oversight costs significant alpha

New research from Inalytics, a company that conducts quantitative analysis on fund manager skill, has found that a fund manager's "unintended bias" against small cap shares is costing investors 65 basis points per month in 2006 or a loss of over seven ...

Magellan next gen boutique

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
... Planning has even commenced on a PDS through which they may offer three sector specialist funds, a high conviction global fund and a global equities fund to the adviser group, platform and broking market. Frank Casorotti, head of distribution for MFG ...

Navigator broadens its horizons

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
Navigator has announced its largest ever fund list increase, with 26 new funds available across the Navigator Personal Retirement Plan and the Personal Investment Plan. Responding to interest in more conservative, less accumulation-focused funds, Navigator ...

Global Octance Fund takes off

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... of Australian Stock Exchange listed HFA Holdings, has released its newest absolute return product, the HFA Octane Global Fund. The new Octane Global Fund offers leveraged exposure to up to 20 managers through accessing the Lighthouse Investment Partners ...

DeAM sets sights firmly on alternatives

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2007
In a bold strategic move, Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) is positioning itself to stride ahead of all comers in the alternatives space and has agreed to sell its Australian equities and fixed income businesses to Aberdeen Asset Management for around ...

CBA fin services firing on all cylinders

In a detailed wealth management update today, the heads at Commonwealth Bank's wealth management arm announced a raft of good news, a better fund manager remuneration scheme and the launch of a new margin lending tool. The bank's financial services ...

HFA absolute return fund approved by S&P

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2007
HFA's Octane Global Fund has been rated 'investment grade' by Standard & Poor's. S&P fund analyst, Simon Scott, said the the gearing and long-short strategy of the HFA Octane Global Fund meant only investors with a sound understanding of this type of ...

DeAM launches global agribusiness fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2007
Proving that agribusiness is about the long term and not just tax minimisation, Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) has announced the launch of a global agribusiness fund. Driving the fund is the worldwide economic growth, rising income levels in the developing ...

CFS rebuilds infrastructure for $1.2b play

Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has rejigged the top management of its infrastructure investments team ahead of plans to raise $1.2 billion from the institutional market. The group has promoted Stephen Vineburg to global head of ...

GS JBWere global fund recommended by Lonsec

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
Lonsec has given the Goldman Sachs JBWere Global Spectrum Fund a recommended rating on the basis of its large and established investment team and the strength of its quantitative factor models. The Global Spectrum Fund was launched in January as a long-term ...