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ING senior research analyst moves to Altius

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... "Vanessa has a diverse range of sector experience both across investment and sub-investment grade levels, and tremendous quantitative skills, which will prove very useful to our investment activities. Altius was set up last year as a joint venture between ...

AvSuper builds on its AllianceBernstein mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... post-Cooper review environment, said the aviation super fund. The AllianceBernstein Franked Australian Value service uses a quantitative-research approach, a number of after-tax investment strategies and fundamental research insights to create a portfolio. ...

Instos embrace low volatility equity portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... equity portfolios may be the answer to some institutional investor prayers, according to AllianceBernstein's head of quantitative research, with strength in downside protection balanced with trending upward markets. Kent Hargis, AllianceBernstein's head ...

AMP Capital recruits State Street portfolio manager

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... team's strength at the Senior Portfolio Manager level," said AMP Capital Head of Multi-Strategy Funds Mark McClatchey "Quantitative investing is a well established investment strategy in Australia and globally, attracting investors through its ability ...

Instreet launches risk service for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... Lucas, said the service will allow advisers to stress test their clients' share and ETF portfolios while providing quantitative measures of the risks. "Considering today's uncertain investment climate, market savvy clients, and the tougher regulatory ...

Antares makes global bond fund management appointment

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... domestic market," said Antares investment manager, Ken Hyman. "We are delighted to have Mark onboard. He brings strong quantitative and fixed interest skills with over 17 years experience in the Australian bond market. Mark has experience across all ...

ING IM equities head departs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... fixed income side. Wright was responsible for Australian equities, fixed income, listed property, private equity and quantitative services, having previously been director of fixed income between 2002 and 2007. He was also a member of ING IM's Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... Wednesday, which showed that some participants wanted the central bank to resume large-scale asset purchases, or quantitative easing, to boost the weak economy. The bond market extended Tuesday's losses. The yield on the 10-year Treasury advanced to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... welcomed. The BoE said it would pump another STG75 billion ($A120 billion) into the stalled British economy under its quantitative easing policy while the ECB will offer banks longer term concessional funding. In London, the FTSE 100 index of top shares ...

nabInvest buys equities start-up stake

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... its acquisitive streak by turning its attention to a Sydney based start-up, acquiring a non-controlling stake in quantitative based equities specialist Redpoint Investment Management. National Australia Bank's direct asset management subsidiary has been ...