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SSgA launches cheap lifestyle funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... have been revealed to have more than 90% of the risk in less than 50% of their assets. "We're not trying to squeeze the alpha lemon as hard as we can. These strategies are about flattening the return profile and mitigating against drawdowns," Farley ...

Strong credit-based strategies contenders in 2013 Hedge Fund Award nominations

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... Performance Fund AUD Best Market Neutral Fund - Bennelong Long Short Equity Fund, BlackRock 32 Capital Master USD, Macquarie Asian Alpha Fund Best Global Macro/Future Fund - GMO Systematic Global Macro Trust B, MST Capital Global Fund, Whitehaven SPC ...

Retirement solution upside for investment managers: Oliver Wyman

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... investment managers, Hook added is the ongoing growth of SMSFs, and the shift of allocations to passives which he links to 'alpha disillusionment' - a trend he said has further to run. Given that only 15% of SMSF asset allocation goes into managed products ...

Towers Watson's clients top $15bn in Smart Beta

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... allocated over $15 billion to Smart Beta solutions in the past five years. Smart Beta, which is actually hybrid of beta and alpha strategies, is an approach that uses a selection of analytical tools to find opportunities in the market. It is not just ...

BlackRock funds target new investment climate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... before. For a marginal increase in risk, removing the long only constraint can significantly enhance the opportunity for alpha generation." The BlackRock Australian Equity Opportunities Fund (BAEOF) aims to deliver returns that are 8% per annum above ...

SSgA: Minimise volatilty to protect vulnerable investors

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... equity portfolios as one way to cope with turbulent market conditions." State Street said its Australian Managed Volatility Alpha fund continuously outperformed the S&PA(R)/ASXA(R) 200 All Australian Index, with a 4.57 % return since its inception in ...

Alpha adds BlackRock and QIC strategies

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
Alpha Fund Managers has invested in BlackRock's Australian equitised long short strategy, adding the manager to its Australian blue chip fund. Boutique multi-manager Alpha has bought into the long short strategy, which outperformed the S&P/ASX200 index ...

New senior port mnger for BlackRock

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
BlackRock Investment Management has appointed a second senior portfolio manager to its Asset Allocation Alpha Fund while 'cooling its heels' as the global economy remains unclear. Evan Jones has joined BlackRock in the newly created Sydney-based role ...

Boutique incubator targets Asian wealth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
Investment boutique incubator Ascalon Capital Managers is looking to tap into the $1.3 trillion offshore pool of high alpha investors by launching in Asia. Ascalon will establish distribution hubs in Hong Kong and Singapore for its existing boutiques ...

ING shelves global equities fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... market," said McKay. INGIM offers a range of institutional and wholesale funds to the Australian market, including the ING Alpha Plus Australian Share Fund, ING Extended Alpha Australian Share Fund and ING Wholesale Global Property Securities Fund.