Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 81 - 90 of 426 results for %22Alpha Fund Managers%22

Inside Bennelong and its UK engine room

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... there will be teams that don't fit or don't want to be a part of a mega house, and a multi-boutique model focused on high alpha strategies could be just the ticket. The anniversary Thirteen months on from joining BennBridge, Tellworth Investments has ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... billion fund uses active and boutique managers in equities and bonds. "Given the fact that we're seeking to generate alpha, we see no reason at the moment to use ETFs. We think we can do better." Michalakis says that over the long term, its managers ...

Aussie fund managers face machine learning challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... analysts and market data practitioners in Asia shows Japanese firms are the most advanced in using machine learning to generate alpha. More than 50% of 140 respondents in Tokyo surveyed said they've started to use machine learning to generate investment ...

Aberdeen Standard launches AI-powered global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... to identify and capitalise upon patterns in global equity markets in order to dynamically time factor premia to generate alpha," Narikawa said. The fund is available to investors in Switzerland and the UK. Aberdeen Standard Investments manages about ...

SSGA appoints head of retirement solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... developing retirement investment products, working alongside super funds and finanical advisers. "As more Australian super fund members transition from accumulating wealth to drawing down their savings, the need for investment strategies tailored for ...

Tribeca to become wholly owned by management

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... Funds Management is completed, and it will have no impact on the existing retail distribution arrangements for the Tribeca Alpha Plus and Tribeca Smaller Companies funds, which will continue to be distributed via GSFM. Tribeca chief executive David Aylward ...

T. Rowe Price appoints head of research

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
... materials. "We expect that investors seeking risk adjusted returns will increasingly select managers for their ability to source alpha using a global lens, prudent and disciplined risk management and capacity to move quickly," Jenneke said.

Volatility divides investors: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... "However, on the upside, increasing volatility could signal higher return dispersions and greater potential to generate alpha. Interestingly, whatever the interpretation may be, overall professional fund buyers are turning to active management to diversify ...

Natixis unveils ESG global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... findings is that investing in ESG is now about far more than simply doing the right thing. Nearly two thirds of investors said alpha could be found in ESG investing, and that ESG also significantly mitigates risk," Hambly said. Natixis APAC head Fabrice ...

Longreach inks deal with global data provider

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... former head of K2 Advisors Samuel Mann, formed a new partnership with a data provider to enhance its global quantitative alpha strategies. Under the partnership, Longreach will use Thomson Reuters' QA Direct data management tool as part the Longreach ...