State Super Financial Services (SSFS) has awarded a $90 million emerging markets managed volatility mandate to Acadian Asset Management.
The strategy aims to provide equity-like returns from emerging markets with significantly less risk than capitalization-weighted indices, according to Financial Standard.
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SSFS awarded the emerging markets mandate as part of its strategy to widen its exposure to low volatility strategies.
Damian Graham, chief investment officer of SSFS, was quoted by the publication, saying, "As part of our ongoing commitment to ensure that our portfolios are robust, we believe that a managed volatility approach to emerging markets reduces risk without sacrificing the benefits and long-term gains we expect from this asset class."
Acadian AM is a joint venture between US fund manager Acadian Boston and Colonial First State that manages Australian equity portfolios for clients based in Australia.
It manages more than $8.5 billion in managed volatility assets globally, while SSFS has US$13 billion in funds under management.
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