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Private equity spree hurting managers: Suncorp

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007

... attempt to mitigate the effect of price spikes on the back of buyout speculation they would be giving up opportunities for alpha as they more closely hugged the index. "In the end you still have to produce the positive alpha. So you actually can't run ...

Manage risks not returns

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006

... he explained how managers are increasingly looking for smarter and cheaper ways to achieve beta while hunting for their alpha with separate strategies. One way to do this is through a more lateral approach to indexing, which doesn't always have to follow ...

Access all asset classes: Vanguard

HAMISH MADDEN | MONDAY, 4 DEC 2006

... index fund," Duffield said, adding that the extra cost of engaging an active manager could likely cancel out any possibly alpha as well as leaving the ordinary investor with tax management issues. "If you are a mum and dad investor, I don't know why ...

Up and down the fee chain: Mercer

... But that could soon change. "Given that we are in an environment of lower expected returns, albeit one with a 'dash for alpha', we believe investment managers will find it hard to justify above-average fees unless they have demonstrable competitive advantages ...

Analyse bonds differently to equities: Loomis Sayles

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2006

... investors trained around equities need to adjust their thinking when investing in income securities. Brett Wander, director of alpha strategies for Loomis Sayles, said, "It is commonplace to find investment professionals using the historical returns ...

Avoid excessive hedging: EQT

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006

... capacity constraints hedging strategies will become central, particularly as we increasingly distinguish between what drives alpha and where we buy cost-effective beta. Harvey Kalman, chief investment officer at Equity Trustees, said the problem is that ...

Active extension moves into Australia

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006

Investors looking to boost alpha while still constraining risk are looking to active extension investing. Active extension investing is when a portfolio manager operates their fund according to a fixed ratio of long versus short investing and where ...

Russell Select scores $400m mandate

It's alpha-hunting in bulk after super fund Unisuper filled the entire institutional capacity of investment manager Russell's Select Holdings fund with a $400 million investment mandate. Select Holdings is a global investment product that Russell recently ...

BT Financial wins $300m Advance mandate

... with our stated strategy for the Multi-Blend Funds of selecting core and satellite managers to maximise consistency and alpha potential, we have introduced BT as a strong and consistent core manager," said Steven Gamerov, head of St George Investment ...

Innovation is king: Russell

... "Unlike before, they [investors] are more willing to give new strategies a shot," said Hanly. Russell is due to launch the Alpha Transfer Fund next year, a product which pools the alpha returns from a series of portfolios into the one fund. It seems ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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