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Active management tax effects erode investor returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
Any pre-tax alpha gained by active fund managers can be absorbed by detrimental tax effects according to new research from the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR). Continuing its research in active management, CIFR has examined the ...

J.P. Morgan wins in $5bn NZ custody review

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... because there have been many conversations recently about moving into private equity investments as alternative sources of alpha. Being able to provide in-depth private equity analysis is an important part of our offering."

Colchester Global Investors hires local distribution head

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... founded in 1999. With four strategies spanning global sovereign bonds, global inflation-linked, emerging market debt, and an alpha program, the $46 billion asset manager is based in London and also has offices in New York, Singapore and Sydney. Colchester ...

Mercer issues super fund imperatives

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... super tax Post-retirement continues to be a focus Re-define objectives in a volatile world A time to tilt portfolios to alpha Reflect on governance and beliefs Board evolution: Structure and diversity Build a sustainable strategy for the future Technology ...

Lack of scaleability curbs hedge fund appeal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... distorted the normal dynamics of the global fixed interest markets. "There is still a profound need to diversify your sources of alpha. Investors have lost access to fixed interest opportunities so they need another source," added Jordan. The most obvious ...

Behavioural coaching is the best route to 'adviser alpha'

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... will only achieve 4%. Part of the adviser's job is to get that person closer to 7% by coaching them to create that 'adviser alpha'." In quantifying adviser's alpha Vanguard's research shows that about 150 basis points come from behavioural coaching. ...

J.P. Morgan fund gets Lonsec nod

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... exploiting the fundamental stock-specific ideas of research analysts which results in a core fund that delivers positive alpha at low active risk." J.P. Morgan Asset Management head of Australia funds David Hallifax said: "Our consultative approach has ...

Active managers need new measurement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... the S&P/ASX 300 Index. The study was designed to show the contribution that interim trading and taxes make to total fund alpha. CIFR said performance after tax is particularly relevant as it reflects the value that active fund management provides to ...

Instos to increase alternative strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... risk and seek alternative sources of returns. Investors are attempting to look past the current market environment and find alpha generating opportunities that match their liabilities," McCombe said. A separate study by Willis Towers Watson confirmed ...

Kardinia appoints analyst from Telstra Super

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... time that Daly was "a great fit for the business culture, which strives for excellence in delivering best in class, high alpha investment managers and products."