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CHOICE rates reverse mortgages

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
... participate in an ASIC-approved external dispute resolution scheme. Reverse mortgages that CHOICE said met their standards (in alpha order) are ABN AMRO, Bank SA, Bluestone, Home Building Society, Integris, Mariner, Police and Nurses Credit Union, SGE ...

Deutsche Xenon leveraged hedge fund recommended

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2007
The Xenon Alpha Plus3 (XAP3), the third Australian leveraged hedge fund from the Deutsche Xenon brand, has been rated 'recommended' by Zenith Investment Partners. In recommending the product, Ben Davis, senior investment analyst with Zenith, said the ...

DeAM sets sights firmly on alternatives

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2007
... Standard & Poor's placed the affected Deutsche funds' ratings 'on hold'. The on hold funds are the Deutsche Australian Equities Alpha Fund, the Deutsche Australian Small Companies Fund, the Deutsche Cash Plus Fund and the Deutsche Australian Fixed Interest ...

Global indexing hits $6.4 trillion

... "active" are now getting indexed such as commodities, real estate investment trusts (REITS) and global equities. The hunt for 'alpha' returns has also resulted to funds flowing out of pure index funds and into semi-indexed funds or 'enhanced' passive ...

Emerging markets by numbers: BlackRock

... 2000. The fund also rides on the back of an emerging theme among super funds which are opting for "beta" returns instead of "alpha" returns if they can save on cost. BGEEM charges 0.6 per cent fees versus the 1 per cent and above fees normally charged ...

Alternative goes mainstream as long-only dies

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
... fought among unconstrained and absolute return investing, hedge funds and short-selling. The growth of private equity and alpha-hunting just drives the trends harder. Tim Unger, senior investment consultant at Watson Wyatt, said, "Creating value through ...

Global pension fund assets hit A$30 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
... assets are set to grow. "We are also seeing funds increasing their allocation targets for active investment management and alpha-seeking strategies," he said.

QIC cuts WestLB Mellon

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
... Greg Liddell, head of implemented equities, said long-short strategies currently provided generous scope for generating alpha. "We still believe there are significant opportunities for generating alpha through investing in long-short strategies in the ...

BT setting a new course in alternatives

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
... almost doubled its multi-manager alternative assets allocation and seeded a new AQR fund, which contributes uncorrelated alpha to the portfolio while reducing overall risk. Announcing the changes, Stewart Brentnall, head of BT's Investment Solutions ...

QIC moves AQR mandate to long-short

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2007
... and QIC said moving the mandate out of a long-only strategy into an unconstrained allocation expands AQR's ability to add alpha and diversify investments. "The move to allow shorting in the stock portfolio, combined with an overlay that generates returns ...