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Chief economist update: She'll be right, mate!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
"She'll be right, mate!" The latest business and consumer sentiment surveys illustrate the truism of this Australian idiom. Conducted from 16 February to 23 February 2018 - when the financial markets were in upheaval - the NAB business survey showed ...

China A-shares to disrupt emerging markets strategies: Robeco

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
The sheer size of the China A-share equity market, along with China's shifting economic profile, will have a tremendous impact on emerging markets indices - the inclusion of the whole A-shares market will push China's weight in the MSCI Emerging Markets ...

Acadian appoints investments head from SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
Acadian Asset Management has appointed a new head of investments for Australia. Jean-Christophe de Beaulieu joins Acadian's Sydney office from State Street Global Advisors in Boston, where he was managing director and senior portfolio manager for the ...

Acadian talks big data 2.0, launches A-shares strategy

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
Big data 2.0 remains in its early stages for quantitative asset managers as they attempt to be less dependent on history and evolve with more forward-looking risk considerations, especially around ESG and sustainable investing. This is the thoughts ...

Chief economist update: Australia cruising at low altitude

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
Toto, we're still in Kansas! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report showed the economy grew by 2.4% in the year to the December quarter - a tad slower than the 2.5% annual growth rate recorded in the same quarter of last ...

Women-led super funds outperform again

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
Superannuation funds with significant levels of female leadership again outperformed funds dominated by men, and have increased their likelihood of doing so, Rainmaker research reveals. Rainmaker assessed 66 super funds to derive a W-index score and ...

Advisers reckoning with direct risk sales growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
Life insurance products sold directly to consumers are gaining prevalence over an area historically dominated by financial advisers and dealer groups, Strategic Insight's latest statistics show. The researcher found that in the decade to 2017, risk ...

AXA inks $20 billion deal, pivots insurance business strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
AXA is adjusting the focus of its global insurance business, beginning with the $20 billion acquisition of a global property and casualty commercial lines insurer. It's a move away from its dominant life business. AXA has entered into an agreement to ...

Insto mandate seeds Aviva fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
A global institution is placing $225 million with Aviva Investors to be the asset manager's cornerstone investor for its latest fund launch in Australia. Last month Aviva Investors chief executive Euan Munro revealed the firm, via its new mandate win ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
An influx of economic data and surveys are set for release this week. The central banks of Australia, Canada, the Eurozone and Japan are also scheduled to meet. Don't bother with any of them. Whatever the indicators indicate and the central banks decide ...