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MAX Awards to showcase innovation in financial services sales and marketing

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... Platinum/FPA - Financial Planning Scholarship RARE Infrastructure - WaterAid infrastructure projects to Villages in East Timor SSGA - Pop to Popism Video Campaign of the Year AMP - Oliver's Insights ANZ - Adviser Efficiency BTFG - BT Insights - Prepare ...

Forget Australia, head stateside for property yield

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... or a slowdown in prices could put their retirement savings at risk. In a note to investors, State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) said that "the Australian real estate sector has been a stellar performer, returning 26% over the past year." In a note to ...

Instos doing little to protect portfolios

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... and continue to pile into equities. That's according to new investor behaviour research by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), which conducted the research in January with Longitude Research. APAC investors said they had done relatively little to protect ...

SSgA appointed to rebuild Findex investment strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) will conduct a review of Findex's investment strategy and research approach, following the group's acquisition of Crowe Horwath. SSGA will be in charge of streamlining Findex's business structure and operating model ...

Defensive pension pots just won't last

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... longer, according to modelling by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). The report found that retirees with a traditional defensive portfolio (75% cash/fixed income and 25% Australian equities) ...

2014 IPO rally delivered volatility, low returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... their first month and volatility was higher than for ASX20 stocks, according to figures from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). Of the 26 IPOs worth over $100 million in 2014, only half had a positive return on listing day and less than half had a ...

Plato hires senior quant analyst from SSgA

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... equities boutique Plato Investment Management has appointed a senior quantitative analyst from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). Dr Jonathan Whiteoak will primarily be responsible for driving research into quantitative stock selection models, alpha ...

SSgA appoints sales executive

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has appointed Chris Artis as its new vice president of sales and distribution for institutional sales. Based in Melbourne, Artis has nearly 30 years' experience in superannuation via senior roles at Telstra Super ...

Healthcare investment options limited despite Medibank IPO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... investors have been re-assessing the return opportunities available within the healthcare sector," State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) Australia head of SPDR ETFs Amanda Skelly said. She highlighted the listing of both Medibank Private and healthcare ...

FEATURE: A new world order in active management

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... manager surveys of funds under management, are mirrored by exchange-traded fund data cited by State Street Global Advisers (SSgA). According to the global index provider, cash flows to Australian listed ETFs set a new record of $1.67 billion for the ...