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CFSGAM launches two new funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... investors is their capacity to readily utilise more active investment strategies that can generate greater risk adjusted returns." The three funds will vary slightly in allocation due to different capital gains tax considerations, said Matthew Reynolds ...

Social investments hinge on the right financing

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... infancy to adulthood. This will involve making sure that investable structures exist and that appropriate risk adjusted returns are available to investors," said Murphy. Christian Super has a mandate to make investments that uphold high ESG standards ...

AXA real estate bullish on Japanese debt

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... place, we hope to secure further commitments shortly from investors who are keen to access the attractive risk adjusted returns," said Tetsuya Karasawa, head of Japan business development, AXA Real Estate. AXA said it believes that the Japanese economy ...

Future Fund dabbles in India

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... delighted to have the Future Fund join as investor in its latest fund. "Our focus is to generate superior risk adjusted returns by investing equity in and building high growth innovative companies across the globe," he said. "Our current expectation ...

RBF appoints CIO

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... Management business unit in managing the investment assets of RBF to attain the best fee competitiveness and risk adjusted returns to optimise investment outcomes for our members," said Mussared. Dr Lundy's role will be implementing investment strategy ...

Super funds still lag in understanding ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... from super funds to regulators and fund managers. For instance, is the trustee's duty purely to maximise risk adjusted returns, and should ESG factors be explicitly included in regulatory guidance. And despite good progress made in increasing the awareness ...

Perpetual raises $170 million for mortgage fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... become a significantly dislocated market and we saw an opportunity for institutions to make very attractive risk adjusted returns at a senior secured level." Brandweiner said that while the fund will not be rushed into making its lending decisions, he ...

Former GSJBW partner starts hedge fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... Chambers Westgarth. "Our core philosophy is that the purpose of equities investing is to generate positive risk adjusted returns," said the firm in a statement. "Our belief is that a combination of solid research and an understanding of the persistent ...

Zurich fund awarded S&P 'five stars'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... Poor's analyst, said the rating reflected the firm's belief that the investment team can deliver strong risk adjusted returns relative to peers and the benchmark. "The likelihood of the funds investment strategy being inhibited by recent regulatory impositions ...

Vision pumps $450m into Millennium Global

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... to identify investment opportunities in global currency markets. "This approach has delivered consistent risk adjusted returns and has done well in the current environment characterised by dislocation in financial markets and corresponding high volatility," ...