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Investment managers embracing AI: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... question is no longer if but how managers are implementing AI capabilities. The use of AI across investment research and alpha generation by managers is mainly focused on augmenting existing capabilities through the expansion of data sets and analysis ...

Fund selectors harbour AI bubble fears, affirm belief in its longevity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... view the market as favouring active management. Amid uncertainty, 75% consider active investments crucial for achieving alpha in 2024. Natixis IM country head of Australia and New Zealand Louise Watson said fund selectors are realigning their investment ...

Don't abandon 60/40: J.P Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... extend out of cash and into a wide opportunity set, expand deeper into the alternatives universe and enhance with active alpha," it said. For instance, by adding a 25% allocation to alternative assets, the global investment giant said 60/40 forecast ...

Lombard Odier breaks into Australia, issues private credit mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... launch of the firm's flagship strategy, aimed at generating measurable global climate impact and capitalise on "green alpha" potential - investment opportunities where environmental transition could drive growth. "Providing investor access to bespoke ...

Gender parity in funds management stalls

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... parity in global funds management has hit a standstill, with female representation barely moving the needle. Citywire's Alpha Female 2023 report showed an inconsequential increase in female fund managers, stagnating at 12.1%, marking a 0.1% rise year-over-year. ...

JPMAM launches two active ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
... shortly. Carlile said JREM leverages the firm's underlying Research Enhanced Index (REI) strategy, which seeks positive alpha at low tracking error; it is sector, style, and region neutral. "JREM is a great addition to our Global REI suite of products ...

State Super equities lead exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... Chung has stepped into Huang's role of senior investment manager - equities. Huang has left the fund to set up Impact Alpha Partners - a start-up that aims to partner with investors and help them drive impact and alpha into portfolio outcomes. State ...

Federated Hermes secures $486m for private equity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
... significant cash returns to our investors through investing in growth-oriented, disruptive companies." PEC V leveraged an alpha-orientated strategy, focusing on high-growth companies worldwide, and targeting sectors poised to benefit from long-term global ...

Cbus eyes big deals in new investment blueprint

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... capitalising on market opportunities. Given that broad market returns are likely to be subdued in the future, the extraction of alpha will become even more critical," he explained. Chatfield also underscored the benefits that the fund's internal investment ...

Morningstar downgrades PIMCO, Vanguard funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... Index continues to earn our vote of confidence as an all-around bond option, though its limited scope to deliver positive alpha against our category benchmark moderates our view. Our rating methodology assesses the strategy's capacity to outperform ...
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