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ING IM funds 'on hold' after departures

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... star rating that S&P awarded the manager in 2006 was based in part on Mr Cuddy's and Mr East's capabilities and stock picking skills," said Anthony Karaminas, S&P analyst. "S&P will therefore need to gain comfort in the portfolio manager and analysts ...

Falkiner poised for retail growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2007
... three years. Asked about his investment strategy, he explained, "The investment process is fundamentally bottom up stock picking and caters to what I think I'm good at which is picking stocks, fundamental analysis and in particular evaluating management ...

Scientific investing wins big

... are very much on top of this new development. Three years ago there was some difficulty in moving away from the stock picking style into a more quantitative approach because stock picking makes good returns. But they've moved away from relying on that," ...

More alpha through lower trading costs: BGI

Fund managers can increase their 'alpha' returns not just through their stock picking skills but also through their ability to forecast trading costs, according to a new study. Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has released a report that shows reduced ...

Small caps equals big performance for Pengana

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2007
... investment officer, Nick Griffiths, said the performance of its small caps fund proved its focus on bottom-up small cap stock picking was paying off for investors. In this financial year to date the fund has recorded a return of 11.9 per cent, compared ...

It's all about value and risk: Tyndall

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
Stock picking opportunities are less apparent in the current market environment, meaning investors should be focusing on finding value and managing risk, according to Tyndall's head of retail, Craig Hobart. Hobart said the current Australian equities ...

Ignore global benchmarks: Aberdeen

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2007
... ignore regional market cap, but for picking the best value in his concentrated portfolio highly focused bottom-up stock picking combined with standardized global research methodologies was the best approach. "We are diversified in an absolute sense," ...

Mellon scores GESB global mandate

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2007
... its subsidiary Newton Investment Management, a specialist in global thematic investing. Newton employs a bottom-up stock picking process based on ideas emanating from its global thematic investment framework. Newton's investment approach is relatively ...

Small cap returns abound for the skilled: Pengana

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
Outperformance in the small cap sector is driven by stock picking skills, and if a manager can do that well they can continue to harvest strong returns, according to Pengana Capital. Ed Prendergast, portfolio manager, small caps, said the small cap ...

K2 is an absolute five star: S&P

... outperformance during bear markets," it said. The group's chief investment officer, Mark Newman, said they have a proven stock picking strategy with an emphasis on liquidity, "So we can quickly respond to market conditions." "With the flexibility to ...