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BT setting a new course in alternatives

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
... fixed interest and cash allocations. Brentnall explained that the AQR allocation is comprised of a pure active absolute return component as well as a global risk premia focus. The absolute return allocation is expected to run at a volatility of around ...

Mercer awards mandate to INVESCO

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
... thought that had been put into the portfolio construction process." The INVESCO multi-strategy hedge fund is an absolute return using four broad strategies, US market neutral, European market neutral, global tactical asset allocation and diversified ...

Overseas investors drive hedge funds: Report

... much more, fuelled by the renewed push by super funds to use hedge fund strategies within their defensive and absolute return strategies in addition to being just within their growth components. "The industry even in its current shape has capacity to ...

K2 is an absolute five star: S&P

A strong seven year track record has paid off for K2 Asset Management with its Australian absolute return fund receiving a five star rating from Standard & Poor's (S&P). The fund has posted an annualised return of 18.2 per cent since its inception in ...

Flying high with Pegasus

Adelaide-based Pegasus Growth Strategy Fund has posted a high 61 per cent return in the year to October proving there is merit behind micro-cap investing. A look at the fund's track record shows that it is certainly leaving up to its name, which refers ...

Absolute returns not high risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2006
... aimed at adding greater diversification. Scott MacDonald, managing director of VanMac Global Partners, said, "Absolute return strategies add to diversification. It's a complete misnomer to say its high risk." Ryan Pearson, senior vice president of GreenwichVan ...

IXIS scores JANA mandate

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
IXIS Asset Management Australia has been awarded a $48 million mandate from JANA Investment Advisers. The $48 million mandate is to be invested in the Aurora Offshore Fund Ltd II, managed by IXIS affiliate Harris Alternatives. The Aurora Offshore Fund ...

Super fund ARIA buys Chifley Square

... property portfolio. "Quality real estate assets are in high demand and having a focus by dedicated managers on absolute return investing, as opposed to building FUM, is highly valuable. Boutique managers like Arcadia can provide this," said Morony. 1 ...

Exotic and unequitable fees on the rise

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
The increase of exotic long-short and absolute return funds has triggered a rise in steep and unequitable fee structures, a cause for concern for some research and ratings houses. Zenith director, David Wright, said unattractive structures that reward ...

Lodestar absolute return fund awarded buy rating

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
Research and ratings house InvestorWeb has given a 'buy' rating to the Lodestar Australian Absolute Return based on the "strong pedigree" of its investment team and their "disciplined" strategy. The fund, which runs a long-short concentrated portfolio ...