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Omega hires Vanguard exec

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... He also played a key role in developing and managing innovative investment solutions for institutions such as currency hedging strategies, asset and liability matching, cash flow rebalancing, beta or alpha transport and derivative overlays. Kwee holds ...

Future Fund tops up alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... end December. "The small increase in the cash holding over the quarter reflects strong inflows from the foreign currency hedging program as a result of the decision to hold most of the fund in Australian dollars," said David Murray, Future Fund chair ...

Christian Super tenders for custodian

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... paying and also more simplicity in the fee structure. The fees can get complex," he said. "We're also looking for currency hedging that goes across the whole portfolio." Christian Super has more than $420 million in funds under management, more than ...

SMSF intl equities allocation halves

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... Which may go some way to explaining why managed funds haven't fallen by as much, as some managed funds provide currency hedging and diversification. Given this, LaGreca expects allocations to international equities to "creep up again" especially across ...

X-rays on APLs for Matrix advisers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
... tools, Matrix advisers will be able to quickly distinguish international equities managers various approaches to currency hedging as well as easily distinguishing managers that use long -only strategies from those that may use shorting or other trading ...

Pengana Asian Equities up 20pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... currency management", which is as simple a description as you could say for what is really a clever but complicated currency hedging strategy factoring in all the variables affecting the Asia region. "Our style is to be "slightly contrarian" but with ...

Japan wins for local instos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... points. Platinum Investment Management fund manager, Jacob Mitchell, said their fund outperformed because of their currency hedging, shorting and stockpicking strategies. During the year, the fund was overweight in the construction sector and the "more ...

Schroders launches geared global fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... "Broad diversification across stocks, industries and countries reduces the risk of blow-ups from one stock and currency hedging is important to ensure that gearing doesn't magnify currency volatility."

SSgA launches Global Total Equity Returns in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... based stock selection research methodology. Expected returns are in the 10-12 per cent zone. Investors wanting currency hedging protections can also arrange this separately if they wish, said Rockefeller. Malcolm Ashbolt, SSgA head of institutional sales ...

Currency hedging key to international returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
New research from nabCapital suggests currency hedging, more than investment strategy selection, is the key to generating high returns in international equities. Donald Hellyer, managing director and head of insurance and fund manager relations at nabCapital ...