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Janus Capital's quantitative fund management unit expects the product to attract attention from large, long-term investors. Carl Moss of INTECH shares his views on how to find alpha after a challenging year or so. There is a clear mismatch between the goals of Taiwanese bond-fund investors and their allocation to these assets, according to research by Janus Capital. A roundtable discussion on risk management reveals market participants have increased the time devoted to ensuring risk is factored into return expectations. The firm’s top man in Asia, Jack Lin, counts on sticky assets to help the fund house cope in the tough market environment. Janus will act as a sub-advisor to the Nikko Global Wrap North American Equity Mother Fund. Lin, a Franklin Templeton veteran, will assume the new role of managing director for Asia at Janus Capital on June 16. Margaret Ang replaces Ilex Lam, who joins BEA Union Investment Management as CEO. Janus and PPM America face off to find this US equities town is big enough for the both of them. Dai-ichi Life IBJ is teaming with the US fund manager to provide Japanese institutions with enhanced indexed product. The US equity value investor is marketing to Hong Kong institutions for the first time via a tie-up with Janus. A US equity product with a high income sparks interest despite the group’s PR debacle. Ilex Lam will spearhead the fund manager''s plan to woo mandates from Asian institutions. Johnny Wong moves from HSBC Asset Management. Joann Ma starts next week, leaving Janus with gaps to plug. Initially selling mutual funds via Citibank, Janus is now working with 30 domestic banks as well. Janus receives approval for expanded range of nine funds. The US mutual fund company is expanding into Taiwan and Korea.