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Ascalon adds hedge fund boutique

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... three executives also worked separately at Citadel Investment Group and Delaware Investments and all three have advanced academic qualifications at Harvard University. Webb said the Helix quantitative investment model has been under development for many ...

Politics wield power over asset prices

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... versus Republican fund managers. US-based publication, Advisor Perspectives, this week reported the findings from an academic research paper, titled Red and Blue Investing: Values and Finance. The report's authors drew their research from a database ...

I feel your pain, literally

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
... after the GFC by addressing their emotional wealth too, said a behavioural finance expert. Dr. Frank Ashe, a finance academic at Macquarie University, has made it his life calling to understand the science of emotions and how they influence the financial ...

Independent directors not always a good thing

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... emphasis on independent directors, as industry aligned directors are likely to bring more value after the GFC, said an academic expert. RenA(C)e Adams, professor of finance at UQ Business School and a contributing author to SimCorp StrategyLab's recently ...

Regnan names head of engagement

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... business partnership for the Australian Conservation Foundation to work on climate change initiatives in Australia. An academic at Monash University, she was previously an analyst with the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. As part of her new role, Taylor-Mills ...

ANZIIF names new committee members

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has appointed three new members to the Academic Council and another to the General Insurance Advisory Committee. Philip Maguire, principal at Professional Financial Solutions; Tiina Takolander ...

Volatility: a new asset class?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
Volatility is not just a market barometer of investor sentiment, it is an emerging asset class too, said a fund manager that has amassed $5.8 billion on volatility strategies since 1999. French fund management giant Credit Agricole Asset Management ...

Legalsuper hires investment expert

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... combination of direct investment management experience at several fund managers and deep financial market insights from academic research over six years as Associate Professor of Finance at the Melbourne Business School," said Andrew Proebstl, chief ...

More pain to come for councils

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... investments particularly those that have derivatives in their portfolios and not just toxic CDOs, warns an investment academic. Jerry Parwada, associate professor of finance at the University of New South Wales and an expert on managed funds and investor ...

VFMC ex-chief to chair MCFS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... MCFS with a real opportunity to make a difference." MCFS was established four years ago to provide a bridge between the academic community, government and the financial services industry. It has become acknowledged for its thought leadership on issues ...