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Aberdeen Standard adds to fixed income team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... new investment manager. Amanda Chong will take on the role after working with Susquehanna International Group in senior research roles for nearly 12-years. She has also held research and analyst positions with St George Bank, UBS Group and Maple-Brown ...

Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... which screen out investments in oil, tobacco, weapons, heavy polluters, gambling and coal. Portfolio manager and head of research Luke Price explained the SMAs are designed to meet the potential increase in demand for ethical investments following the ...

International investors chase Australian real assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
New research shows Australian real assets are attracting international interest. Perpetual Corporate Trust and Preqin's report, Real Assets Growth in Australia reveals the capital flowing into local infrastructure projects is increasingly global, as ...

High net worths want more: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... unmet advice needs, an increase of four percentage points on last year's results. Investment Trends wealth management research director Recep III Peker said there was "actually a really wide range of topics" HNWs were looking for advice on, including ...

Managed funds fail to perform: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
Rainmaker research has shown the managed funds' sector has acutely underperformed its benchmarks for the 12 months to 30 June. The Rainmaker Roundup Report found that only 10% of Australian equities large cap funds outperformed in 2018-19. "The scope ...

Plato hires from Macquarie quant team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
Investment analyst Charles Lowe will join Plato Investment Management as it 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 ...

What finance professionals are really paid

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... distribution in financial services can expect $265,000. Investment directors are on a median salary of $205,000. In equity research, analyst pay is heavily dependent on experience. Those with one to three years' experience can expect $90,000 while those ...

Antares hires from Gandel family office

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... manages $5.1 billion in assets. Chong was most recently employed at Gandel Group, where he was responsible for fundamental research and portfolio management for four Aussie equities funds. Prior to this, he was an analyst at Antares and Goldman Sachs. ...

Sunsuper, QSuper confirm merger talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... members may be assured they will be kept informed of any material decisions." According to Rainmaker head of superannuation research Jason Ross, if a merger were to eventuate the funds would face several complexities. Chief among them, which governance ...

Morningstar bets on advice software

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
The research house is set to acquire AdviserLogic as it looks to add financial planning software to its adviser offering. Morningstar has entered a definitive agreement to acquire AdviserLogic for undisclosed terms, with the transaction expected to ...