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Industry funds dominate risk-adjusted MySuper returns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... to assess MySuper performance the same way many managed funds are assessed, using a selection of strictly defined quantitative measures of volatility against returns," said Alex Dunnin, Rainmaker director of research. "There is much more to assessing ...

Chief economist update: Australian economy gently turning which way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... conditions persist, 2020 will see the RBA take interest rates to its stated line in the sand of 0.25%, venture into quantitative easing, and the Morrison government forced into raising government spending - bringing forward more tax cuts and lifting ...

Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... versus the greenback. RBA Governor Lowe has already stated that 0.25% is the lowest the official cash rate could go. Quantitative easing here we come!

Chief economist update: Bah humbug

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... which is being propped up by the ridiculous policies of the Federal Reserve - Which has called interest rates and quantitative tightening wrong from the first days of Jay Powell!" It's the latest update from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) ...

Global manager to build local retail team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... distribution in-house. Acadian Asset Management invests about $9.5 billion for Australian investors across systematic, quantitative strategies. Roughly $1.5 billion of this is from retail investors, through a 2005 arrangement with CFS. Starting December ...

Super Fund of the Year named

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... performance, best value fees and insurance, product innovation and investment leadership. The winners are selected based on quantitative and qualitative research, including long-term profiling of the super industry and an eye toward current trends in ...

Plato hires from Macquarie quant team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... continues to expand its research capabilities with a focus on long/short strategies. Lowe steps into the role of senior quantitative analyst. He has over 15 years' experience in investment management, joining Plato from Macquarie Quant Hedge Funds where ...

What finance professionals are really paid

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... can expect $90,000 while those with 10 years plus experience are paid a median of $225,000. The same is true for quantitative analysts who can expect to begin their career earning around $95,000 and move up to $240,000 with a decade of experience. Portfolio ...

Chief economist update: The yen to dictate if BOJ turns words into action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... does not apply to the Bank of Japan (BOJ). The Japanese central bank has kept monetary on hold since it introduced quantitative and qualitative easing (QQE) with negative interest rates (in January 2016) and expanded further to "with yield curve control" ...

Antares hires from Gandel family office

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... funds. Prior to this, he was an analyst at Antares and Goldman Sachs. Antares has also promoted Gehan Gunawardena to quantitative analyst. Gunawardena joined Antares in 2017 as a performance and risk analyst, and has international experience as a software ...