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NAS appoints data partner

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... information, exchange-traded pricing and reference services. Through Thomson Reuters' DataScope Select and Eikon financial analysis desktop, Australia's largest custodian will gain access to more than 40 million assets and entities held on file including ...

Women-led super funds outperform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... Rainmaker SelectingSuper research. Released to coincide with International Women's Day, the research was based on an analysis of FY2015 and calendar 2015 investment returns for 44 MySuper products offered by not-for-profit funds, representing $500 billion ...

Women on boards tracking well: AMP Capital

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... executives receive, on average, more than double the total pay of the second highest paid executive in their company. The analysis of pay received by executive teams in the S&P/ASX 200 also looks at the way in which executive pay is set and reviewed. ...

Financial services jobs at risk of automation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... the report, cognitive professions such as scientists are at surprisingly high risk of automation. By extension, routine analysis tasks like those undertaken by financial and investment professionals could also be automated especially if Artificial Intelligence ...

Adviser roadshow shines light on modern-day advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... potential clients to run for the nearest exit. For example, words like 'insurance', 'insurances', 'disability', 'needs analysis' and 'income protection' are all familiar and popular terms - but must be banned from all conversations. Instead, replace ...

Colonial First State partners with UTS

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... Linda Elkins said. "We particularly look forward to exploring deeper insights using some of UTS's highly innovative data analysis techniques to provide richer solutions for our customers and their advisers." Elkins said the relationship between CFS and ...

Parametric announces LGIAsuper mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... tax-managed CPM approach can add between 50 and 90 basis points a year (pre-fees) to a super fund's listed equities portfolio. Analysis of LGIAsuper's portfolio suggested that potential benefits within that range exist. LGIAsuper is Parametric's sixth ...

Tribeca appoints new CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... Global Total Return Fund. Reporting to managing director David Aylward, Daily will oversee the quantitative, fundamental analysis, risk and portfolio management teams. Prior to Tribeca, Daily held multiple executive roles at Barclays Global Investors ...

Active managers need new measurement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... performance after tax is particularly relevant as it reflects the value that active fund management provides to investors. "Our analysis showed that trading made a significant contribution - between 40 and 85 bps - to fund managers' performance. Indeed ...

Jobs at risk from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... the vast majority of occupations, and up to 45% of all work activities in the United States, where MGI performed its analysis, can be automated right now with current technology," the report said. "Our work indicates that some roles will undoubtedly ...