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Russell adds Plato

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... Investment Group, said Russell Investment Group's Australian Opportunities Fund was an "exceptional fit with our own quantitative investment process." Plato's fund joins five other fund managers on the menu including ABN AMRO Asset Management, 452 Capital ...

Funds SA splurges $1.4b on mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
... Funds SA has awarded $1.4 billion in mandates to a trio of leading fund managers in a move to strengthen the fund's quantitative portfolio. The South Australian-based funds manager recently appointed Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management (GSJBW) with ...

Russell rejigs international funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... portfolio manager at Russell, said ClariVest preserved the style characteristics of the portfolio and would enhance its quantitative exposure globally. "What really differentiates ClariVest from many of its peers is the firms ability to employ sophisticated ...

Watch out for 130/30

... the fund's overall return. However, while the majority of 130/30 products currently on the market are managed by quantitative or "quant" managers, Simon Eagleton, head of Mercer's investment consulting arm, predicts there will be more fundamental managers ...

Suncorp expands fixed interest team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
Suncorp/Tyndall has appointed Alex Nguyen to portfolio manager and Vladimir Kazokov to quantitative analyst. Nguyen was promoted after joining Tyndall as a money market dealer this year. Kazokov has previously held quantitative analysis roles at Deutsche ...

Schroders expands investment team

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
... team and report to hybrid securities portfolio manager Mik Kase. In September, Paul Taylor joined the Sydney based quantitative global equities team as a quantitative analyst reporting to senior portfolio manager, David Philpotts. Mears joins Schroders ...

Resources boom gone in three years: Putnam

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
... sailing." The recent stumbles in global markets also signaled a change in investment styles. "Historically, when many quantitative factors fail you concurrently, what you find is that in fact, that is a signal that you are about to encounter a style ...

IRESS turbocharges Xplan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
... promises greater superannuation analysis capabilities. The improvements include access to platform disclosure fees, quantitative superannuation data for corporate and industry plans, transition to retirement (TTR) modelling and enhanced CPD tracking ...

2007 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards winners

... screened from 25 semi-finalists, were selected from a pool of AAA-rated funds, which were then judged further based on quantitative and qualitative analysis of their performance and innovative features introduced over the past twelve months. On the back ...

Quant experts enter new continuum

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
Former GMO quantitative managers Max Cappetta and Anthony Corr have resurfaced and teamed up with former MIR quant director Brett McElwee to form their own boutique - Continuum Capital Management. The new boutique will come under the wing of boutique ...