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Aviva to sponsor World Solar Race

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
The drive of wealth managers into the mainstream and out of the shackles of traditional financial arenas is continuing with Aviva announcing its sponsorship of the 2007 Panasonic World Solar Challenge race. Allan Griffiths, chief executive officer of ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
... adviser in Brisbane, Helen Spencer, said that today's dip comes after a lower lead from offshore. "The market is negative to neutral," she said. While there was some consolidation, she said that stocks were drifting. "There are no real standout performers ...

Mercer awards mandate to INVESCO

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
... 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 fixed income. The fund targets returns of 8 per ...

Aviva goes green with carbon outputs

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2007
Aviva is aiming to be the first insurer to carbon neutralise its operations on a worldwide basis. Aviva's carbon output stems from business travel and its use of non-renewable sourced electricity and gas in its offices. Aviva aims to neutralise its ...

Private equity spree hurting managers: Suncorp

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
The spate of private equity activity is making life hard for active fund managers, with index funds outperforming many Australian equities funds thanks to the soaring valuations of unloved stocks on the back of buyout speculation. According to Denis ...

SELECT tops hedge fund ratings

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... have topped Standard & Poor's (S&P) hedge fund rankings with both receiving five star ratings. The Select Gottex Market Neutral Fund and a two times leveraged version of the fund, the Select Gottex Enhanced Market Neutral Fund, both received the top ...

Basis Capital takes top hedge funds honour

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
... International Absolute Return Fund - Best Long Short & Absolute Return Fund Award - Hayberry Australian Equity Fund - Best Market Neutral Fund Award - Fortitude Capital - Best Global Macro / Futures Fund Award - Merrill Lynch Asset Allocation Alpha Fund ...

BT backs new hedge fund

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
... flagship Voyager Pan Asia Fund. The long-short equities fund, run by Voyager's seven person investment team, is market neutral and invests in Pacific Rim countries, targeting returns of 15 per cent per annum with 10 per cent or less volatility. Voyager ...

Barclays wins S&P top prize

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
... manager of the year, and BT, who were awarded in three sectors, including Australian equities and both balanced funds neutral and dynamic. In spite of BT's strong representation across the three sectors, they failed to be nominated for the fund manager ...

FOHF giving way to single manager multi-strategy funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006
... strategies such as capital structure arbitrage, event-driven and global macro strategies, along with active equity market neutral, fixed income, currency, commodity and emerging market strategies. "When properly run by a large, global institutional asset ...