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Super fund mergers pose capacity problem

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013

... cheaper - opportunities for fund managers to add value. "The more competition there is in the market, the harder it is to find alpha," he explained. "Price anomalies get eroded quickly by a heavily researched and efficient market." Ultimately the growth ...

HUB24 adds Perpetual SMA to platform

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013

... platform has added Perpetual Investments to its list of Separately Managed Account (SMA) managers. The Perpetual Direct Equity Alpha Portfolio is now available through the HUB24 platform. Perpetual joins HUB24, which has over 150 of SMA managed portfolios ...

Service consumption bucks downward trend in EM equities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013

... some of the highest yields may come from the provision of services, according to Niall Paul, a UK-based partner at high alpha specialist wealth manager TT International (TT). "As the middle classes are growing, the growth in consumption of goods is slowing ...

Legg Mason $100m mandates add to IOOF value approach

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013

... because the style is out of favour they have been underperforming," explained Merlicek. "We expect the new strategy to add alpha while we wait for the market to reward our value approach." IOOF head of property Simon Gross and Legg Mason Australian equities ...

Pressure on benchmark affects managers performance: Cuffe

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013

... returns, UniSuper chairman and founding director of Third Link Investment Managers Chris Cuffe said. "It is hard to get alpha and I wonder if fund managers can actually do it," Cuffe said speaking at the Morningstar Investment Conference. "There is a ...

MySuper puts focus on active tax management investing

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013

Instos take on risk monitoring tools

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013

... wouldn't necessarily see if they were looking at their investments solely from the point of view of investment returns or alpha, said Olivier d'Assier, managing director Asia Pacific of Axioma, a global risk monitoring information systems vendor that ...

MLC awards mandate to US fund BlueMountain

ALICE URIBE | MONDAY, 15 APR 2013

... Alternatives (BMCA) fund, but would not comment on the mandate's value. "BlueMountain has built an enviable record in achieving alpha in the credit markets over the past 10 years and we think they will provide a return profile that is attractive and ...

Active management a 2% tax drag

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013

... boosts to portfolios, especially for the highest rate tax payers." Stein added that most managers do not generate enough alpha to cover their tax bill, which in effect, requires them to add 1-2% per year just to stand still. That figure is even before ...

SSgA launches low-risk global equity fund

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013

... active fees," he explained. To counter the effect of benchmarking, SSgA announced the launch of its Global Managed Volatility Alpha (MVA) strategy to Australian investors. The fund, headed up by Marc Reinganum and Chee Ooi, has already built a 4-year ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:39PM

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA | 12:33PM

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA | 12:10PM

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI | 12:28PM

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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