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Super funds to take the reins off bond managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... income investment managers could add alpha if they invested outside the realm of the benchmark. "We're still seeing good returns in some sectors, especially in the credit and corporate side. Government bonds have been performing less well because there's ...

AQR launches hedge fund beta strategy

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... correlated to equities and other asset classes. "We believe these hedge fund betas explains most of hedge funds' diversifying returns. Lifting the veil on these well-known and time tested hedge fund strategies allows us to offer them to investors," said ...

Ipac funnels $50m into alts

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... - including those that are non-investment grade - and mortgage securities to clients' portfolios, as some offer better returns than equities in the short to medium term. Debt, including corporate debt, appears to be the flavour of the year as large institutional ...

Bigger doesn't always mean better

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... best diversification as the GFC has proven - sparking a time to revisit concentrated portfolio strategies to reap better returns, said Aberdeen Asset Management. For Andrew McMenigall, senior investment manager at Aberdeen Asset Management, having an ...

Market recovery emphasises quality managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... planners with socially responsible investment clients weren't disadvantaged during this recovery when compared to index returns. Rainmaker data of 12 ethical Australian funds found the average fund also lost around 7 per cent, or on par of the average ...

Asset completes investment review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... the recent restructure late last financial year. We are now looking forward to a period of consolidation and improved returns for members," he said. Earlier this year in June, Asset Super made sweeping changes to its international equities and bonds ...

Capital protection should be core to satellite

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
The core-satellite approach to investing can drive even better returns if used together with a tailor-made capital protection strategy, said an asset design consultant for planners and SMSFs. Tony Rumble, founder of Alpha Structured Investments, designed ...

Vision and Quadrant to co-invest

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... moving into a recovery cycle then equities can be a real indicator before the economy recovers. "There can be some positive returns from that asset class so we'll watch that space," said Davy.

Dixon and van Eyk stand-off

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... poor performance escalates into a bigger debate about how, exactly, should Listed Investment Companies (LIC) maximise returns for shareholders. This morning van Eyk Three Pillars issued a statement recommending that shareholders reject Dixon Advisory's ...

NY fund invests $200m in climate change

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... HSBC indexes are the right fit for our objectives," said DiNapoli. "This move should help deliver strong risk-adjusted returns to the fund while providing capital to environmentally sustainable companies that are providing solutions to climate change." ...