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Investment Strategy

Australian funds may sell into Asia in 2012

Australian funds in the second-half of 2012 may begin offering their products in Hong Kong and Singapore under a scheme agreed by government leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum this month.

I & T NewsNovember 14, 2011

Investment Strategy

Investors that did well in August, September may face short squeeze

Anyone who is betting on failure, and is short risky assets, may face a short squeeze following the European bailout, says Richard Quin, managing director of global credit investment manager Bentham.

I & T NewsNovember 1, 2011

Investment Strategy

Setting the record straight

Conexus Financial has a clear policy on how to handle corrections in all of its publications: I&T News, Investment Magazine, Professional Planner, Professional Planner Online and Top1000funds.com.

I & T NewsOctober 4, 2011

Investment Strategy

Mathias Cormann says Shorten reforms fail transparency, conflict tests

Bill Shorten’s changes to superannuation do not go far enough in delivering to Australians a transparent, conflict-free retirement system, says the Opposition’s Spokesman for Superannuation Senator Mathias Cormann.

I & T NewsSeptember 27, 2011

Investment Strategy

Hedgies motivated as they swim back to surface: Cliffwater

Hedge funds which survive the 50 per cent cull of the industry should be back “above water” by the first quarter of 2010, and absolute return adviser Cliffwater is taking advantage of better terms to refresh and even grow the fund-of-fund portfolios it assembles for its large US institutional clients. Cliffwater’s CEO and chief investment […]

Staff WriterOctober 2, 2009

Investment Strategy

Hedgies motivated as they swim back to surface: Cliffwater

Hedge funds which survive the 50 per cent cull of the industry should be back “above water” by the first quarter of 2010, and absolute return adviser Cliffwater is taking advantage of better terms to refresh and even grow the fund-of-fund portfolios it assembles for its large US institutional clients. Cliffwater’s CEO and chief investment […]

Staff WriterOctober 2, 2009

Investment Strategy

PAS awards res mortgage mandate

Professional Associations Superannuation (PAS), the $1.27 billion industry super fund previously known as PASL, has awarded a $25 million mandate to a residential mortgage-backed securities manager.

Staff WriterJuly 20, 2009

Investment Strategy

Prime brokers price BT out of Asian quant play

BT Investment Management (BTIM) has shelved plans for an Asian equity quant product because it could not secure prime broking at realistic prices, leading to the departure of an executive who’d been investigating the business, but the manager will hire two people as it commercialises its multi-strategy Total Return Fund.

Staff WriterJune 1, 2009