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MSCI, Moody's launch private credit risk tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
... 14,000 underlying companies. The solution will also produce early warning signals that flag potential credit deterioration, macro-adjusted PDs incorporating both climate and economic factors, and loss given defaults at the facility level. "As the private ...

ECCM recruits operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... Sydney-based systematic fund manager specialising in quantitative trading strategies. Havryliv developed the firm's macro trading strategies after working at Citii, Shell Cove Capital Management and JBWere. The firm's flagship strategy, the ECCM ...

Nearly $9bn leaves Perpetual

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... performance was robust with 62% of strategies outperforming over three years. That said, we are mindful of the evolving macro-economic environment post period end, and in particular, the impact of these external conditions on sentiment towards equities ...

Northern Trust survey reveals what's testing asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
Northern Trust's inaugural global study of 180 asset owners has mapped the pressures, both internal and external, they expect to face in the coming year. The study canvassed responses from senior leaders from pension funds, multi-managers, outsourced ...

Market turmoil hits portfolios

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... add as much as 1.4% to inflation. "The combination of slowing growth and rising inflation creates an increasingly uneasy macro environment - one that bears some resemblance to stagflationary conditions, even if it doesn't fully meet the definition. ...

Magellan names infrastructure co-leads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... investment. In addition to being co-head of the team, he is vice-chair of Magellan's investment committee and a member of the macro committee. He joined Magellan in 2016 in the infrastructure, transport and industrials team, looking after company ...

RBA flags concerns over 'geopolitical uncertainties'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.1% at the April meeting - coming as little surprise to markets and economists. However, the central bank flagged ongoing uncertainty amid fears US tariffs could impact global growth. ...

Anthony Doyle quits Schroders, rejoins Pinnacle

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... model. As for his return to the multi-affiliate investment management firm, Doyle said: "It's exciting to be focused on macro and asset allocation again and provide strategic guidance on investment portfolios." Before Firetrail, he was Fidelity's ...

New gig for JP Morgan's AI guru

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... With an initial focus on the Australian equity markets, his research areas have expanded to cover Asia-Pacific and Global macro investment strategies. Hlavaty is consistently ranked in the top three quantitative researchers by the Peter Lee survey which ...

BlackRock rebalance sparks record-high ETF trades on ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... election last November. As at mid-March, however, the S&P500 is 9% lower from its February all-time high. "Some of the US macro data has not been as strong over the last couple of weeks as well, which is making investors concerned about the macro-outlook," ...