Prodigal's Absolute Cayman Fund eclipses the previous high watermark with the model trading portfolio accounting for the bulk of October returns. Risk and Convertible Arbitrage also both added to the performance.

Taurus continue to reduce allocation from physical gold, and increase exposure to silver and palladium to take advantage of opportunities.

Resources rally and US $ weakness continues to drive Pengana's performance

Rep Read more... 19 Nov 2010 - Performance Report: Macquarie Asian Alpha Fund (Cayman) - Class A USD By: Australian Fund Monitors Report Date 18 November 2010 Manager Macquarie Investment Management Fund Name Macquarie Asian Alpha Fund (Cayman) - Class A USD Strategy Equity Long/Short Latest Return Date October 2010 Latest Return 1.95% Latest 6 Months 4.24% Latest 12 Months 8.41% Latest 24 Months 24.90% Annualised Since Inception 11.00% Inception Date 01 October 2005 FUM (millions) US$282 Fund Overview The fund employs a quantitative long/short strategy implemented in pan-Asian equity markets. The strategy is underpinned by a stock screening and quantitative company analysis process. Several quantitative stock screens are used to filter the universe to a smaller basket. They seek to exploit market anomalies due to behavioural biases of market participants and combine factors measuring value, quality, momentum and analyst sentiment. After the filtering process, stocks are assessed using a system that analyses the data underlying the quantitative factor scores. Amongst other indicators, this system allows the portfolio manager to view detailed broker forecasts and revisions, time series valuation measures and accruals data. A transparent process, the portfolio construction aims constrains the key risk factors, primarily net country, sector and size exposures. A country selection model is used to determine desired net country exposures. Manager Comments Macquarie's Asian Alpha Fund's Taiwan and Japan portfolios generated flat returns while the other country portfolios, including the smaller emerging markets, performed strongly. The performance of the Australian portfolio was pleasing given several stocks specific events detracted from the fund's return most notably a takeover offer for Perpetual, one of the fund's largest short positions. At month end the fund had increased gross exposure to close to the mandate limit of 300%. More Information » View detailed profile of this fund Performance Report: Kima Capital Pan Asian Fund 18 Nov 2010 - Australian Fund Monitors Kima benefits from plentiful deal flow, with the bulk of the opportunities coming from Hong Kong and China Read more... 18 Nov 2010 - Performance Report: Kima Capital Pan Asian Fund By: Australian Fund Monitors Report Date 17 November 2010 Manager Kima Capital Fund Name Kima Capital Pan Asian Fund Strategy Equity Long/Short Latest Return Date October 2010 Latest Return 4.31% Latest 6 Months 8.35% Latest 12 Months 12.10% Latest 24 Months Annualised Since Inception 18.53% Inception Date 01 July 2009 FUM (millions) AU$47 Fund Overview Kima Capital Management is a Long / Short Pan Asian fund trading in liquid names. The fund aims to generate minimum investment returns of 12-18% pa with a conservative, low volatility approach using in house proprietary software tools. Manager Comments Kima benefited from plentiful deal flow in October which provided good opportunities within primary and secondary trading, although noting that the bulk of the opportunities came from Hong Kong and China. The manager noted the QE2 theme still remained supreme and accordingly they reduced exposures towards month end to allow the market to digest the announcement, while also commenting that currencies are still dominating regional performance with Japan and Australia the notable under performers on the back of continued currency strength. More Information » View detailed profile of this fund Performance Report: Optimal Australia Absolute Trust 17 Nov 2010 - Australian Fund Monitors Optimal believe there is good reason to remain cautious on the outlook for the domestic economy Read more... 17 Nov 2010 - Performance Report: Optimal Australia Absolute Trust By: Australian Fund Monitors Report Date 16 November 2010 Manager Optimal Fund Management Fund Name Optimal Australia Absolute Trust Strategy Equity Long/Short Latest Return Date October 2010 Latest Return 2.23% Latest 6 Months 7.76% Latest 12 Months 11.79% Latest 24 Months 42.28% Annualised Since Inception 18.36% Inception Date 15 September 2008 FUM (millions) AU$52 Fund Overview The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to achieve above average returns in absolute terms, through investing in listed securities in Australia and New Zealand, subject to the overarching requirement of capital preservation. Investments will predominantly be in equity securities but may include fixed interest instruments, money market instruments, derivatives and foreign exchange contracts. The Fund's bias is likely to be net long under normal market conditions, with the core strategy being to construct a portfolio of listed equity securities priced at levels that do not adequately reflect their underlying value. The Fund will seek to boost returns and limit potential market downside by selective short selling of individual stocks which are priced at levels that are viewed as materially above their underlying value. The Fund will also use certain trading strategies both within its core portfolio (through rebalancing stock weights and overall market exposure in response to price movements) and in certain other situations (typically of a shorter-duration and/or opportunistic nature) with the objective of further increasing returns. Manager Comments Optimal believe there is good reason to remain cautious on the outlook for the domestic economy in spite of the ASX finishing up 1.7% for the month, a result which in their view masked a great deal of local and global macroeconomic volatility. Optimal's view is that a sell-off in the commodities sector could well emerge if the Fed’s QE2 package is deemed fiscally ‘responsible’ by the standards of hot-money expectations. Meanwhile elements of ‘miracle economy’ in Australia look fragile as evidenced by the divergence between October's equity returns from Resources (+5.1%) and Industrials (+0.2%). More Information » View detailed profile of this fund Performance Report: Herschel Absolute Return Fund 16 Nov 2010 - Australian Fund Monitors Herschel\\'s absolute return fund benefits from firming commodity prices, an appreciating Australian dollar and strong Asian markets Read more... 16 Nov 2010 - Performance Report: Herschel Absolute Return Fund By: Australian Fund Monitors Report Date 14 November 2010 Manager Herschel Asset Management Fund Name Herschel Absolute Return Fund Strategy Equity Long/Short Latest Return Date October 2010 Latest Return 2.19% Latest 6 Months -1.07% Latest 12 Months 3.63% Latest 24 Months 27.39% Annualised Since Inception 14.80% Inception Date 01 May 2006 FUM (millions) AU$33 Fund Overview The Herschel Absolute Return Fund is a long-short Australian equities fund which is expected to average 50% net long through an investment cycle. The objective of the fund is to achieve consistent, double-digit rates of return, with an over-arching philosophy of capital protection. The Fund will usually invest in a portfolio, consisting of both long and short positions, of securities of 15 to 45 companies. Manager Comments Herschel's absolute return fund benefited from firming commodity prices, an appreciating Australian dollar and strong Asian markets which all provided impetus, with the resources sector adding 5.2% for the month. Cockatoo Coal and Rio Tinto were the largest positive contributors to the fund's performance, whilst shorts in ASX and Share Price Index Futures (hedging longs) were the largest detractors. Net equity market exposure was kept relatively stable at 37.4% (54.3% long and 16.9% short). More Information » View detailed profile of this fund Performance Report: Fortitude Capital Absolute Return Trust 12 Nov 2010 - Australian Fund Monitors Fortitude's yield and convergence strategies perform as markets rallied on QE2 expectations and US dollar weakness Read more... 12 Nov 2010 - Performance Report: Fortitude Capital Absolute Return Trust By: Australian Fund Monitors Report Date 10 November 2010 Manager Fortitude Capital Fund Name Fortitude Capital Absolute Return Trust Strategy Equity Market Neutral Latest Return Date October 2010 Latest Return 1.61% Latest 6 Months 1.85% Latest 12 Months 2.67% Latest 24 Months 8.50% Annualised Since Inception 9.30% Inception Date 15 February 2005 FUM (millions) AU$25 Fund Overview Fortitude Capital Absolute Return Trust is a multi-strategy market neutral fund specialising in listed Australian equities and derivatives. The core philosophy is the management of risk through a long volatility overlay incorporating listed equity and index derivatives. The multi-strategy approach includes M&A, Yield, Convergence and Long/Short strategies. The portfolio managers adopt an aggressive approach to managing downside risk whilst positioning the portfolio to benefit from positive alpha. Manager Comments All Fortitude's strategies except options contributed positive returns for the month of October as the markets priced in expectations of QE2 and the US dollar continued to slide, pushing commodities and precious metal prices higher. As it became more difficult to profit from option positions Fortitude increased weightings to other strategies resulting in positive returns. More Information » View detailed profile of this fund Performance Report: Lanterne Arran Fund 11 Nov 2010 - Australian Fund Monitors Lanterne cautious short term, but remains positive long term based on the local economy and that of Australia's key Asian trading partners. Read more... 11 Nov 2010 - Performance Report: Lanterne Arran Fund By: Australian Fund Monitors Report Date 09 November 2010 Manager Lanterne Strategic Investors Pty Ltd Fund Name Lanterne Arran Fund Strategy Equity Long/Short Latest Return Date October 2010 Latest Return 1.40% Latest 6 Months 2.33% Latest 12 Months 8.21% Latest 24 Months 39.98% Annualised Since Inception 9.19% Inception Date 01 August 2004 FUM (millions) US$40 Fund Overview The fund investment objective is to achieve superior absolute returns in all market environments, with an emphasis on capital preservation. Lanterne's Arran is an active long/short equity fund that invests in predominantly Australian top-100 stocks. It pursues three main strategies, which begin with a quantitative process to achieve market neutrality, and are overlaid with qualitative decisions that introduce long or short biases. The philosophy is to take advantage of investment possibilities regardless of the market environment, whilst protecting the downside through active risk management. Manager Comments Both Long and Short positions generated positive performance during a choppy month for the Australian market. The Fund’s best performing sectors were Energy, Industrials and Financials, while the Consumer Discretionary, Healthcare and Materials sectors were the weakest. Lanterne entered November somewhat cautiously positioned in anticipation of a potential reversal of recent strength in the Australian dollar and key commodities. The second round of quantitative easing from the US Federal Reserve has been well telegraphed to the market for some time now leading them to believe that it is mostly priced in. Longer term Lanterne remains positive on the Australian market given the ongoing strength of the local economy as well as those of Australia’s key trading partners in Asia. More Information » View detailed profile of this fund Performance Report: Bennelong Securities Long Short Equity Fund 10 Nov 2010 - Australian Fund Monitors Bennelong's overall portfolio performance was solid in October, although hampered by two proposed corporate transactions in the financial sector. Read more... 10 Nov 2010 - Performance Report: Bennelong Securities Long Short Equity Fund By: Australian Fund Monitors Report Date 08 November 2010 Manager Bennelong Group Fund Name Bennelong Securities Long Short Equity Fund Strategy Equity Market Neutral Latest Return Date October 2010 Latest Return 1.23% Latest 6 Months 8.45% Latest 12 Months 11.36% Latest 24 Months 38.94% Annualised Since Inception 21.87% Inception Date 01 January 2003 FUM (millions) AU$145 Fund Overview Bennelong Long Short Equity Management applies a qualitative stock selection process to construct a diversified portfolio of paired securities based on relative value. The Bennelong Long Short Equity Management strategy invests primarily in the S&P/ASX 100 and is dollar neutral at cost. Manager Comments Bennelong's overall portfolio performed solidly in October, however the short portfolio was adversely impacted by two proposed corporate transactions in the financial sector. At the sector level best performances were consumer discretionary and healthcare, whilst industrials and financials underperformed. The manager reported an increased confidence in their short term outlook for equities as global liquidity builds and monetary policy settings accommodate asset price gains. In addition the apparent strength in corporate balance sheets and earnings is likely to stimulate employment, consumer confidence and additional corporate activity. The manager's longer term outlook remains one of caution as system imbalances and the inevitable stimulus withdrawal are still to be addressed. More Information » View detailed profile of this fund << 1 ... 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 ... 720 >> Search for a Fund or Manager Funds Found Click on a fund to view it's profile, or keep searching and collect a number of funds then click "Compare Funds" to compare them. 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