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A new frontier in asset consulting

KATE HAGE | FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2006

... internal investment teams, to play a larger role in manager selection and strategy. And of the current trend of the "hunt for alpha," and managers promising to deliver it, Trafford Walker questions whether there is anything innovative about it, saying ...

Platforms: here today, gone tomorrow

KATE HAGE | FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2006

MERs out of date and disclosure still an ordeal: Westbrook

HAMISH MADDEN | THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2006

... Westbrook said needed to be addressed was that of short-term mandates which were holding managers back from really chasing alpha as best they could. However, Westbrook said the industry was possibly the most growth-oriented in the country. "We're mandated ...

MacBank launches commodities only fund

KATE HAGE | MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006

... active, "non-directional" approach to trading commodities "We will be separating the index replication process from the alpha trading strategies, enabling us to offer a range of classes which will be designed to meet different investors' needs," she ...

Consulting market tipped for further consolidation

... mandate of over $100 million, does not manage all the international equity exposure in BT's MTM, and two separate managers Alpha and Highbridge have been awarded mandates for Australian equities.

New BT MTM line up avoids home bias

KATE HAGE | THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006

... $600 million, of which GMO and Schroders will both manage $150 million each, while Bernstein will manage $120 million and Alpha Hybridge $90 million. Brentnall added, "In three Australian asset classes and international equity we will be picking only ...

VFMC bears teething pains to woo top talent

... current 6 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." The group will also appoint an asset ...

$38bn VFMC bigger and better

... applicable across all its public sector clients. Bone said that one of their key investment themes will be the hunt for 'portable alpha'. He explained, "Traditionally, most investors like us have hired fund managers for long-only mandates. First, these ...

Advance partners with Mellon to launch global alpha play

ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006

Riding the wave of alpha investing and the need to more flexibly allocate investments to seize opportunities fast, Advance has just announced the launch of its Global Alpha Fund. Mellon Capital Management will manage the fund and actively allocates ...

Qld to dominate Future Fund board of guardians

... institutions are strong advocates of the space. With private equity, alternative investments and direct property major drivers of alpha, these appointments should therefore be seen as welcome news for taxpayers who are relying upon Future Fund investment ...

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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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