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Volatility fund gets first ratings, platform listings

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
The Triple3 Volatility Advantage Fund has been awarded a "Recommended" rating and has been listed on two independent platforms. Triple3 chief investment officer Simon Ho told Financial Standard A that the fund recently received a "Recommended" rating ...

Super fees drop as fund war rolls on

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
Superannuation fees have been at the centre of public debate since David Murray's Financial System Inquiry (FSI) flagged that there is little fee-based competition and that "fees appear high by international standards." But the Rainmaker 2014 Super ...

Australian Hedge Fund Awards finalists named

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
The nominees for the Australian Hedge Fund Awards 2014 have been announced. The winners will be revealed on Thursday 18 September at The Westin Hotel in Sydney, with an after party featuring live music at The Vault Hotel on Pitt Street. In the Australian ...

JANA awards mandate to Loomis Sayles

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
JANA has awarded a mandate to Boston-based investment manager Loomis, Sayles & Company. The mandate is the first in this market to be allocated to the Loomis Sayles' Global Disciplined Alpha (GDA) strategy, the fund manager's Australian distributor ...

UBS Dynamic Alpha Strategy wins large insto mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
UBS Global Asset Management's Dynamic Alpha Strategy Fund (DAS) has received a $260 million institutional mandate from a unnamed government funds management organisation in Australia. This follows a $400 million institutional superannuation investment ...

Bennelong expands Long Short Equity team

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
Bennelong Long Short Equity Management (BLSEM) has appointed a senior investment analyst, starting in early August. Steven Lambeth joins from JCP Investment Partners, where he was senior investment analyst and responsible for company research and valuation ...

Alphinity fund gets rating upgrade from Zenith

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The Alphinity Australian Share Fund (ASF) has received a 'Highly Recommended' rating from Zenith Investment Partners. The ASF is Alphinity's flagship fund. Its process seeks to identify companies who are more likely to experience a short-term earnings ...

QIC funds added to Federation platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
Two QIC managed funds, DDH Global Fixed Interest Alpha Fund and the DDH Balanced Growth Fund, have been added to the Federation Managed Accounts fund. The funds' responsible entity is DDH Graham, and the funds are managed by QIC. Federation described ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street stocks barrelled to new records, following strong US car sales and Chinese manufacturing data. At 0645 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 19 points ...

S&P 500: 22 corrections in 6 months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
A correction is looming... and soon! Right on schedule Virginia, we're again hearing calls for a dip, a fall, a stumble, a correction on Wall Street straight after both the S&P 500's and the Dow's climb to fresh record highs last week, yet again. How ...