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French giant intensifies action on global warming

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... environmental change. The Paris Climate Agreement aims to keep global warming below two degrees by the end of the century, but researchers believe there is just a 5% chance of the world achieving this target. "Consequently we will not be able to meet ...

Blockchain will boost company value: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... research found a significant negative correlation between non-attendance and non-voting and company market value. Researchers used this correlation to estimate how increased attendance and voting could positively influence market value. "We found that ...

Fund managers' transparency poor: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... to examine and expose portfolio manipulation behaviours of all fund managers. Access to this data will also enable researchers and investors to accurately assess active management of shares and whether high fees are justified as the performance attributed ...

Advice improves lifestyle outcomes: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... estimated that there will be 150,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed in Australia." Quoting reports from other industry researchers, Sunsuper said it is conscious about nine million Australians have unmet financial advice needs. CoreData surveyed more ...

MySuper milestones monitor industry movement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... important milestones for the maturing $2.3 trillion super system. There is now three years of APRA MySuper data, meaning researchers have far more to work with when it comes to analysing MySuper product performance. Complementing this was the final transition ...

Vanguard appoints Australian active team head

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... people play in the success of our quantitative active strategies." "Our global quant team includes highly talented researchers and analysts who build the sophisticated models that we use to implement our strategies. These models are continuously being ...

Australian Ethical boosts adviser arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... relationships, Robb will be responsible for managing key relationships and fund coverage with platforms, dealer groups, researchers and asset consultants. Prior to joining Australian Ethical, Robb was a key account executive at IOOF for four years and ...

Wealth begins its blockchain reaction

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... Click here to read Darren's latest Financial Standard editorial. Blockchain's potential is not being lost on industry researchers either. CSIRO's data innovation Data61 recently completed a comprehensive review of how the technology could be used across ...

Association launches retirement savings research hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... into retirement issues, as well as commission and conduct relevant research into these areas via teams of experienced researchers, PhD students, industry participants and other interested parties," Maroney said. The centre will serve to increase awareness ...

Former adviser launches sustainable trading platform

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... their total clean energy revenues)." In a survey released by Morgan Stanley's Institute for Sustainable Investing, researchers found about 84% of millennials were interested in sustainable investing, and nearly twice as likely to invest in companies ...