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QIC breaks away from asset norm

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... McTaggart. QIC Asset Management is a division that combines strategy, global equities, global fixed interest, absolute return strategies and capital markets. In turn, the asset management division is made up of the active management segment, which focuses ...

Currency replaces fixed income

... currency, had no correlation or very limited correlation to the other fixed income managers they already had. But the absolute return that they potentially could target - where their risk was identical - was much better than the existing one they had." ...

Prime Super switches custody

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... guidance, the super fund's investment strategy now included alternative investments, particularly private equity, absolute return funds and infrastructure, to gain alpha. The fund's equities portfolios are passively managed through index funds. "We've ...

ANZ HFA alliance targets Asia

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
ANZ and international absolute return fund manager HFA Asset Management have joined forces to launch a new capital protected investment fund focused on emerging Asian economies. According to a joint statement, the ANZ Discovery Asia Fund will provide ...

True Index contains residual risk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
Financial advisers and investors must realise True Index funds are not immune to extreme market events, according to Scott Donald, Russell Investment Group director of fiduciary research. True Index funds aim to replicate an index by investing in an ...

Magellan Global mirrors Berkshire strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... However, since the fund was less than a year old, a substantial performance analysis was not possible. "While the absolute return for the fund for this time period is negative, the fund has performed well relative to the benchmark and peers," said Mo ...

Superfund Group pans for Australian gold

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... debt levels at all time highs and a local equity market vulnerable to fears of a US recession a gold denominated absolute return fund with a proven strategy history presents a very attractive alternative to Australian investors." Superfund Group has ...

Pengana buys Saltbush

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
Pengana Capital has acquired the Saltbush Absolute Return Fund, which has outperformed the ASX 300 Accumulation Index by 6.8 per cent over the last 12 months. John Parker and Stephen Goldberg, joint portfolio managers of the fund, join the team, with ...

Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... sector to maximise investor returns. The St.George and Kaplan Equity Limited co-owned Ascalon has teamed up with absolute return manager H3 Global Advisors Pty Limited to launch the Ascalon H3 Commodities Fund. The new fund provides investors with exposure ...

Eclectic looks for IMPACT

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
Hedge fund manager, Eclectic Capital Management, has chosen Impact Investing software for its absolute return portfolio construction and management. Impact Investing's IMPACT software will support the firm's investment risk and long/short position analysis ...