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AMP introduces SMA range

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... Online system performance, will contribute to greater practice efficiency. The new reporting tool allows advisers to generate, customise, and download reports more efficiently with improved browser and device compatibility, including new screens and ...

Acadian talks big data 2.0, launches A-shares strategy

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... management itself was considered big data 1.0 and it's been valuable to back-test strategies and ideas. While it's easy to generate a story from the data, it's much tougher to test it and that's where quant managers are best placed, she adds. In the ...

Morningstar fuels fund ratings with AI

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
Morningstar is using artificial intelligence to power its funds rating process to rate more than 10,000 products. The research house has launched Quantitative Rating, a machine learning and quant-driven system that boasts the ability to rate funds at ...

Hunter Hall veteran launches new business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
A former portfolio manager of Hunter Hall's Value Growth Trust and its Global Value LIC is launching a new asset management business, having been granted a licence last week. Yizhong Chan worked at Hunter Hall for 10 years; during that time he made ...

Link signs two industry funds, eyes UK pension admin

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
Fund administration giant Link Group is sizing its opportunity to enter the UK pension market following the successful acquisition of Capita Asset Services and continued growth across the global business. Come 30 June 2018, about half of Link's revenue ...

LGIAsuper bolsters infrastructure investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... help our members fund a comfortable retirement, and we see investments like the Port of Portland as pivotal in helping generate the long-term results we're seeking." The $11 billion industry super fund recently reappointed J.P. Morgan as its custodian ...

Sequoia expands advice arm, boosts top line

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... period. After-tax profit increased from $481,360 to $635,627 year-on-year. Chair Michael Carter said the group expects to generate more than $600,000 cost savings moving forward. He flagged revenues will increase to at least $27 million and stronger ...

How to find alpha in advice: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
Advisers who focus on client behavioural coaching over commoditising investment or stock selection can find "alpha" in their value proposition, according to an industry expert. Vanguard head of portfolio construction Francis Kinniry said embracing new-age ...

Unlisted property top performer in 2017: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... through the application of our experience and active asset management, which includes redeveloping existing assets to generate a higher income and capital growth profile for our investors." Lumby warned investors will face the dilemma of rising bond ...

Tax strategies boost retirement savings: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
Tax-efficient strategies can boost retirement savings by more than $200,000 from accumulation to retirement phase, according to Parametric. The firm's latest research debunks the myth that trying to achieve tax efficiency within a super fund's equity ...