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FactSet nabs MSCI executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... Pacific. "She will be responsible for strategy, sales, and marketing efforts across all business lines, including FactSet's research, analytics, content and technology solutions, and will oversee FactSet's growth efforts in the region," FactSet said. ...

Fidelity launches one-stop-shop platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... develop a financial plan, invest, execute trades and generate reports. It also provides access to investment solutions, research and consulting, and a single point of contact to help advisers resolve issues. The platform is integrated with industry technology ...

World largest asset owners increase ESG, AUM

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... increased both their monetary and social reach with active ownership becoming a key investment strategy, according to new research. The Thinking Ahead Institute's Asset Owner 100 (AO100) report shows the largest asset owners in this group grew by 6% ...

AMP Capital shutters Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... benchmark over all time periods. This long-term outperformance is testament to the team's experience, high quality ESG research and robust investment process. However, the fund has experienced declining assets under management, and in addition to ...

Climate change reporting is cheap talk: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
New research suggests that many companies engage in "cheap talk" and are ultimately greenwashing as a result of reporting poor quality emissions data. The University of Augsberg research paper, co-authored by Research Affiliates' Vitali Kalesnik ...

Advice firms need technology to survive: FPA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
The use of technology will be crucial to the sustainability of advice firms, new research shows. The Financial Planning Association's (FPA) recent survey undertaken by CoreData found that just over half of financial advisers surveyed (50.7%) believe ...

Ironbark to wind up emerging markets fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... million. There are 22 EM equities funds on offer in Australia with $6.5 billion in total assets according to Rainmaker research data to August end. Of these, 72% failed to beat their benchmarks over the three-year perio d ending August. Best performers ...

T. Rowe Price recruits analysts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... opportunities in the financial sector for the firm's $1.5 billion Australian equity strategy, reporting to the head of research Ryan Martyn. The team comprises seven investment professionals and has dedicated research coverage across various sectors ...

Millions of workers facing financial stress: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... 1.8 million, nearly half have been feeling financially stressed for an average of 6.5 years or more. In addition, the research found that 50% of all Australian workers reported at least some level of stress caused by their finances. AMP director of workplace ...

Pengana launches new Israel equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... 450 listed companies, about 64 of which are cross-listed abroad. More than 27 multinational companies have established research and development facilities via Israel, including Google, Alibaba and Siemens, according to Pengana. Minimum investment size ...