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Emotions lead to losses: Oxford Risk

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... client's financial personality is generally based on risk profiling and very few wealth management propositions are using science-based measures that are needed to provide a comprehensive picture of their clients. "This is not to advocate removing humans ...

Chief economist update: V for vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... plan and convert it into an action blueprint that starts on January 20th, 2021. That plan will be built on a bedrock of science. It will be constructed out of compassion, empathy and concern. I will spare no effort - or commitment - to turn this pandemic ...

Chief economist update: Biden cooks Donald's duck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... plan and convert it into an action blueprint that starts on January 20th, 2021. That plan will be built on a bedrock of science. It will be constructed out of compassion, empathy and concern. I will spare no effort - or commitment - to turn this pandemic ...

Magellan chief backs health startup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
When it comes to investing his own money, Magellan's chief executive Brett Cairns likes to go back to his roots in science. Cairns was paid $1.5 million in FY20, not including variable remuneration of $772,500, which he was eligible for but waived. ...

State Super appoints academic oversight body

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
State Super has appointed an independent academic oversight body for its investment data science program. The fund said the use of data science is growing, though using insights from more complex machine learning based models requires a strong governance ...

Budget boosts female participation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... five years via the Women's Economic Security Statement will support new cadetships and apprenticeships for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The government will also create jobs, encourage entrepreneurialism, and ensure ...

Super-backed company develops COVID treatment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... venture capital firm that manages the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund; Australia and New Zealand's largest life science investment fund. This fund is backed by the four aforementioned industry super funds, as well as Australian and New Zealand ...

Women receive worse advice: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... significantly more likely to receive undiversified financial advice than men, researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology found. Between 2018 and 2019, the academics led by professor Utpal Bhattachary, trained men and women to ...

Cbus pledges net zero emissions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... safeguard their investments as the financial impacts and physical effects of climate change intensify," he said. "This science has made clear the targets and timeframes. The course that we have charted will see Cbus reduce our portfolio emissions while ...

VanEck to launch four new ETFs

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
VanEck is set to launch four new ETFs, capitalising on innovation in healthcare and major worldwide trends such as eSports. These include a Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO), Global Healthcare Leaders ETF (HLTH), Morningstar World ex-Australia Wide ...