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NZ Super appoints two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... Management Corporation is one of Canada's largest institutional investors. Williamson is the group chief executive of Academic Colleges Group and is an experienced chief executive with a track record for strategic leadership and growth at Hellaby Holdings ...

SMSFA appoints academic to board

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
The SMSF Association has appointed an academic with specialist knowledge of financial services and superannuation to its board of directors. Professor Deborah Ralston, who was previously executive director of the Australian Centre for Financial Studies ...

PROFILE: Mercer senior partner David Knox

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... mathematicians. We use maths as a skill set in being actuaries. I think what happened in my area, as I was at Macquarie as an academic and completing my PhD, it really helped to round out my education in to a broader, multi-disciplinary space." This ...

Oxford-Man Institute expands into machine learning

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... a specific focus on quantitative finance. Commenting on the expansion Anthony Ledford, Man AHL's Chief Scientist and Academic Liaison, said: "Man AHL has been actively researching machine learning techniques and applying them in client trading programmes ...

Multi-factor investing applies to credit too: Robeco

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... out a return. Explained simply, factor investing is a quantitative strategy providing exposures to risk premia which academic research has shown to have persistently outperformed over the long term. These factors include low-risk, value, momentum, low ...

FPA appoints new education head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... education. Shaun Weston-Cole will take on the role, replacing Howard Cook, who has transitioned into the role of FPA head of academic relations. In the role Weston-Cole will be responsible for the CFP certification program student experience and the ...

All super funds should have independent chair: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
New research shows superannuation executives are still divided over views on board independence yet academics persist all funds be required to appoint an independent chair. Following its initial paper on the contentious issue, the Centre for International ...

SMSFA collaborates for education program

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... the highly regarded SMSF Association designations embedded into the program, enabling students to attain not only an academic qualification but also the Association's highly sought-after industry designations, including the SMSF Specialist Advisor and ...

Kaplan and SMSFA launch postgrad qualification

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... the highly regarded SMSF Association designations embedded into the program, enabling students to attain not only an academic qualification but also the Association's highly sought-after industry designations," Ward said. Individuals are required to ...

Quant hedge fund arrives down under

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... percentage of profits earned by their respective algorithm. The author also retains their rights to the algorithm. Quantopian academic outreach head Delaney Granizo-Mackenzie said an Australian was among the first to receive an allocation from the firm ...