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Passive investors probably not Marxist parasites: MSCI

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
MSCI head of Research Remy Briand has countered a recent paper from AllianceBernstein which suggested passive investing is "worse than Marxism." The original paper, spearheaded by Bernstein Investment Research and Management head of global quantitative ...

Machine learning to revolutionise investing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
Financial advisers are increasingly recognising the benefits of machine learning for investors, according to Man AHL. Encouraged by the rise of big data and evolving technologies, Man says the artificial intelligence solution is developing into a powerful ...

Suncorp appoints new wealth CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Suncorp has appointed a new chief executive banking and wealth, and made two other leadership team changes. David Carter was previously chief financial officer for banking and wealth. He has held other roles at Suncorp, including executive general manager ...

ICG appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
Infrastructure Capital Group has appointed a director and two new associates. Edward Lloyd joins ICG as a director from KPMG, where he was a principal. Prior to KPMG, he was a director in Colonial First State Global Asset Management's infrastructure ...

Another former AMP planner cops ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a former longtime AMP financial planner from providing financial services following an investigation. The regulator banned Damian O'Rourke after it found he failed to provide appropriate advice, failed to provide clients ...

New fund of funds taps Indian equity specialists

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
Two industry veterans have partnered with leading fund managers in India to offer sophisticated investors in Australia access to investment opportunities in the world's second most populous state. Former Macquarie division director Stephen Hopley and ...

Optimo launches free robo strategy platform

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
Optimo Financial has updated and launched the public beta version of Optimo Pathfinder Online, which for the first time will allow financial advisers to provide clients with holistic advice in minutes. Unlike other robo platforms that focus on asset ...

EQT appointed RE to newly-launched asset manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
Equity Trustees has been appointed responsible entity to a newly-launched asset management business. EQT will now act as RE for MHOR Asset Management, the business co-founded by former Vocus Communications chief executive James Spenceley, who said ...

Watershed SMA makes the right calls

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  SUNDAY, 11 SEP 2016
Over a difficult trading year to July 30, where world markets dipped into the red, the Watershed International ETF SMA delivered 6.86% p.a. gross return for its investors, outpacing its benchmark the MSCI World Index (AUD) which lost 2.48%, giving outperformance ...

Powerwrap launches SMA service

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
Platform provider Powerwrap has launched a separately managed account (SMA) offering, designed to provide advisers and clients with improved investment opportunities by allowing managers to be more responsive to market conditions in real-time. The new ...