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Get rid of the Greek: Russell

The separation of alpha and beta when chasing the highest investment returns may be all the rage right now, but according to the head of Russell Investment the less Greek used in industry jargon the better off investors will be. Alan Schoenheimer, managing ...

INVESCO passes chief baton to O'Brien

... other things, INVESCO is set to launch a new institutional fund called the Multi-Strategy fund which pools "all the best alpha strategies" of the global group. It will be managed by Atlanta-based manager Scott Wolle and will have four "uncorrelated pieces" ...

SSgA raises bar on absolute returns

... level of commitment to alternative investment strategies and allows us greater flexibility to build standard and customised alpha investment solutions for our clients," said Flannery. "It also provides flexibility to offer absolute return strategies ...

Lazard scores $116m in QIC mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2006
... manager, John Gethin-Jones, said the inclusion of Lazard helped diversify the fund and broaden its horizons for chasing alpha. "Following a strategic restructure of the QIC International Equities Fund late last year, this recent change reflects QIC's ...

VFMC gives Watson Wyatt the nod

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
... changing mandate and a new strategy for the organisation. VFMC restructured its team along three key focus lines - strategy, alpha and beta and Bone said the organisation will be looking to appoint more people to support this strategy. "We will increase ...

Grange number one for credit linked notes: AsiaRisk magazine

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2006
Grange Securities has topped an Asia-wide poll as the best Australian financial institution in credit linked notes, which includes CDOs. In the wider category of derivatives and structured credit products, the survey also ranked Grange in the top five ...

No free lunch with high conviction funds: WestLB Mellon

... Bernanke has introduced a fresh period of volatility in the market, following the golden Greenspan years. "It's easy to create alpha in a stable environment. The real acid test for these high conviction funds is if they are able to deliver in a falling ...

IAGAM scores $250m mandate from Sunsuper

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
... conventional choices where organisations like ours can demonstrate a strong investment culture, a focus on generating quality alpha, and meaningful alignment of interest between clients, staff and IAG's shareholders," Mr Stratton said. IAGAM began managing ...

VFMC staff won't be re-hired

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2006
... current six people to 15 over a period of 18 months or so and we're also restructuring [the investment team] along portable alpha lines so we'll have a separate alpha hunting team, a beta team and a strategy team," Bone said in May. Defending the recruitment ...

OptiMix adds geared version of MTM fund

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
... Australian Shares Fund. ING executive director personal investments, Alexis George, said the fund's gearing can generate extra alpha without the volatility of single manager funds. "There are still people looking to add extra alpha, and that's why we ...