Passive replication of the ‘value premium’ in equity markets might be an old idea, but it’s been combined with a more novel attempt to systematically capture the ‘momentum premium’, in a new product which aims to compete with active equity managers and puts the onus on them to prove their genuine alpha creation.
Catholics look to national business growth
A Roman Catholic superannuation fund is expanding with the appointment of a national business development manager. Funds manager dawns with three familiar firms
Aurora Funds Management, a third-party marketing firm, has linked with two funds managers to form a boutique diversified company which aims to list next month.
Mercer private equity veteran departs
A long-time Mercer Investment Consulting expert in private equity is departing on July 2, into semi-retirement at his Dee Why home.
Soft commodities get seed funding
A major bank has seeded a global “soft commodity” equities-only fund in the belief that growing population pressures will boost the popularity of this asset class in the next five years. AMP Capital places $150m into emerging markets
AMP Capital Investors, through its Future Directions multi-manager product, has placed $150 million in a 4Factor Emerging Markets (EM) equity mandate with Investec Asset Management.
Wilshire investors seeking ‘Continuity’, look no further
Six of the biggest names in Australian unlisted investments, including three recently-departed executives from Wilshire Associates’ private markets division, have combined in the formation of Continuity Capital Partners, the June edition of Investment Magazine has revealed.
Two QLD industry funds fuse into one
The $2.5 billion ESI Super will merge with another Queensland industry fund by early 2011.
Wilshire investors seeking 'Continuity', look no further
Six of the biggest names in Australian unlisted investments, including three recently-departed executives from Wilshire Associates’ private markets division, have combined in the formation of Continuity Capital Partners, the June edition of Investment Magazine has revealed.
