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Half price hedge fund?

... addressing the three main challenges with many absolute return strategies; high fees, poor transparency, and poor liquidity," said Ken Marshman, JANA's managing director. The fund took two years to develop and aims to deliver a return of cash plus 5 ...

CG not a priority for mid-caps

Listed companies in the mid-cap sector run the risk of being ignored by corporate governance-conscious institutional investors after a new report found that only two out of 150 mid-cap companies have adopted 'best practice' CG standards. The 2007 BDO ...

Platforms demand liquidity on alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
As alternative assets become more essential in a balanced portfolio, platforms are still coming to grips with the liquidity and pricing issues surrounding the asset class. Geoff Lloyd, chief executive at Asgard Wealth Solutions, said Asgard's platform ...

What happened to baby platforms?

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
The decline in popularity of baby or cut down wraps could be due to the mixed feelings among product managers about their relevance to today's investors. Alan Kenny, general manager of product and investment services at Colonial First State said FirstChoice ...

Singapore laybys Australia

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
There's nothing poor about Singapore. A home away from home for global financial 'A' listers, and with escalating numbers of wealthy locals, Singapore has become a bit of an Aussie-phile when it comes to buying up assets. Reports back in May had the ...

Insto investors down but not out

... from 117.1 to 106 points and for European investors, the figure fell from 86.6 to 82.3 points. Harvard University professor Ken Froot, who was involved in the research, said, "The behavior of institutional investors this past month reflected a return ...

BlackRock scoops record $1.1bn quant mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... quantitative mandate Blackrock has received and is worth a third of their existing $3.5 billion in assets under management. Ken Liow, head of quantitative investments, said the move marked a significant shift towards after-tax investment. "For the market ...

GMO small caps downgraded by Morningstar

GMO's Australian small cap shares funds have been downgraded by Morningstar after the departure of former head of equities Max Cappetta and head of equity research Anthony Corr. "They're a big loss to the firm, and while GMO has sizeable resources ...

Shorter PDSs are go

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
Regulations to allow shorter 'incorporation by reference' product disclosure documents (PDSs), introduced in April by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Chris Pearce, have come into force today. Originally introduced as part of a wider reform ...

Inhouse investment consulting on the rise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
... some mega funds now have investment teams approaching 15 people. The need to compete more strongly is another driver, said Ken Atchison, a specialist property consultant to super funds, investment managers and financial institutions. "If industry funds ...