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SSgA: Minimise volatilty to protect vulnerable investors

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... equity portfolios as one way to cope with turbulent market conditions." State Street said its Australian Managed Volatility Alpha fund continuously outperformed the S&PA(R)/ASXA(R) 200 All Australian Index, with a 4.57 % return since its inception in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... cent, to 2,621.49. Materials and financial companies fell the most. Morgan Stanley fell eight per cent and coal producer Alpha Natural Resources fell eight per cent. Markets fear that a chaotic default by either Greece or Italy would lead to huge losses ...

Insto clients forecast a low growth world economy

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... also noted what they see as opportunities over the coming year. "The biggest opportunities seen by our clients are skilled 'alpha' strategies, fixed income credit strategies hedged into AUD, infrastructure, Australian shares paying high/fully franked ...

van Eyk adds UBS-HALO to the Blueprint Australian Shares Fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... because they have conviction in their research and a disciplined method of determining value," said Olsen. UBS-HALO (High Alpha Long-Term Opportunities) received an A rating from van Eyk in its March 2011 Australian Equities Concentrated Review. According ...

Instos must reassess alternatives portfolios

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... the moment," said Davies. "The Australian market is trying to dissect, what is beta, what's a package of beta and what is alpha? How much should I pay for various elements? That has a lot of value and I think the Australian investment market has gravitated ...

AMP Capital hires ex-ING IM port managers

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... strategies. Pandit spent three years as senior portfolio manager at ING Investment Management, and also ran its Extended Alpha Australian Share Fund, a 130/30 strategy. Michael Price, who joins AMP Capital early next year, will be responsible for the ...

Indexed FUM up 30% since GFC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
The push to alpha-beta separation has put new impetus into the indexing sector, leading to continued growth in index market penetration particularly among equities, according to new research by Rainmaker. Indexing in Australia is now $223 billion, its ...

ING IM equities head departs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... operate under its existing brand until around March or April 2012. Yesterday it was announced that ING IM had terminated its Alpha Plus Australian Share Fund and its Extended Alpha Australian Share Fund. UBS Global Asset Management completed its acquisition ...

UBS shuts ING Australian alpha funds

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... Management has terminated two of its Australian share funds, following its takeover by UBS Global Asset Management. The ING Alpha Plus Australian Share Fund and the ING Extended Alpha Australian Share Fund both closed on October 6. ING IM said that the ...

Qantas Super makes delayed fund departure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... equities. "What we're focusing on at the present time is continuing to try and meet our investors objectives, that is to deliver alpha over the long term," said Little. "We have a clear focus in terms of value, in terms of managing the risks associated ...