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First Quadrant taps global macro trends to gain 12pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008

Fund manager First Quadrant returned 12 per cent in the three months to September by taking a contrarian view on how to exploit volatility in equities, debt and currency markets. The California-based manager, represented locally by Affiliated Managers ...

AMG set to ramp Aust business

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008

... acquired a majority equity interest in global equity manager Harding Loevner. Locally, AMG's affiliates include AQR, First Quadrant, Third Avenue and Tweedy, Browne. "Part of AMG's business strategy is to make equity investments in growing boutique asset ...

New partner for First Quadrant

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008

First Quadrant, an investment management firm specialising in active equity management and global macro strategies, has appointed Jia Ye as a new partner in the company. Ye, who currently holds the position of chief investment strategist, will remain ...

Quadrant members say no to email

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008

... technology is becoming more and more integrated into daily life, more than three quarters of the members Tasmanian super Quadrant prefer to have their super fund information sent by snail mail. The TNS conducted research found 13 per cent of Quadrant ...

First Quadrant launches fund for all seasons

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007

US-based investment manager First Quadrant has launched Global Macro Trust, which aims to generate returns for institutional investors regardless of market direction. Max Darnell, chief investment officer at First Quadrant, said the global macro return ...

Tassies downsize to upsize retirement

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007

... their retirement and move to a 'smaller' property, a decision that could lead them into financial strife, according to Quadrant super chief executive Wayne Davy. Quadrant commissioned a study that reinforces other national surveys, which found many retirees ...

Quadrant appoints deputy CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007

Tasmanian based superannuation provider Quadrant has appointed Graeme Sundstrom to the newly created position of deputy chief executive. Most recently Sundstrom was general manager at Sorell Council where he worked directly with the council's financial ...

Super fund members want a safe bet

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007

... preferring a combination of all risk classes and only 15 per cent preferring a higher risk investment, according to a Quadrant survey. Tasmanian based super fund, Quadrant, surveyed 300 of its 5,500 members and found those aged between 30 and 50 were ...

AMG answers demand for US boutiques

... 'affiliates' or the boutique fund managers it has a substantial stake in. Locally, AMG's affiliates include AQR, First Quadrant, Third Avenue and Tweedy, Browne. The group stepped up its commitment to the Australian market when it opened up an office ...

ING PEAL backs second Quadrant fund

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007

ING Private Equity Access Limited (ING PEAL) has committed $10 million to a second Quadrant Private Equity fund, following the $8 million committed to the first Quadrant fund in 2005. ING PEAL's investment in the Quadrant Private Equity No. 2 fund is ...

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Treasury considers reward system for whistleblowers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

The government has opened consultation on a review of corporate whistleblowing laws in Australia to ensure they are working to effectively protect whistleblowers.

Raiz names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA

The chief executive of Raiz Invest stepped down after nearly four years in the post and has been replaced by former Selfwealth chief Craig Keary.

What does a world with 'zero migration' look like?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Oxford Economics hypothesised an extreme scenario of "zero migration" globally and found while destination economies would see significant declines in output per capita, origin economies would have modest gains.

Invesco, Trinetra IM strategies to wind up

KARREN VERGARA

After failing to scale, Invesco's True Balance Fund and Trinetra Investment Management's emerging markets strategy are set to wind up.

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