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Global manager hires former Wallaby, launches unit trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... philosophy and company evaluation process known as PVT (potential, valuation and timing) as well as its proprietary quantitative screening tool MoneyPenny. Equity Trustees will be the responsible entity for the Australian unit trust, Barham added. The ...

Quantifeed eyes Australian expansion with $13.5m raising

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... client of the business and we have had them for about three years," Brant said. The local team includes a senior quantitative strategist in Melbourne, and a team of six in Sydney which is led by a professional with experience in developing compliant ...

BAT stocks worse than FANGs: SSGA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... State Street Global Advisors. A May strategy highlights note written by SSGA chief investment officer, global active quantitative equities, Olivia Engel and senior portfolio manager Chee Ooi, compares BATs and FANGS. "Viewed through the lens of our proprietary ...

Industry fund welcomes new investment head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... consultant with Frontier where he held a number of roles, including head of currency. Prior to Frontier, Selioutine was a quantitative analyst at Antipodean Capital Management and also served as a research assistant at the University of Melbourne. Selioutine ...

Former Janus exec to lead APAC distribution for US hedge fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... environment that fosters unconventional thinking and innovative insights," Landau said. "The fusion of fundamental and quantitative research provides us with a global knowledge advantage, which we seek to efficiently put to work for our clients." Causeway ...

Saxo Capital Markets hires Aussie markets strategist

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... and implementing equity strategies and research for both investors and traders. Additionally, Creagh will develop quantitative models and customised mathematical frameworks for Saxo's institutional clients. Saxo Capital Markets Australia chief executive ...

Spaceship beefs up senior management

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... GrowthX option claimed to "measure companies" while in reality 79% of the fund was tracking an index without any quantitative analysis in June, 2017, ASIC said in April. The fund's board now includes Andrew Moore, Daniel Petre, Jeremy Kwong, Andrew Skypes ...

PIMCO partners with data and analytics platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
PIMCO has partnered with a financial technology company to enhance its quantitative research and analytic capabilities into its investment process. Part of the partnership sees PIMCO acquiring a minority stake in cloud-based integrated data and financial ...

Volatility divides investors: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... of participants. Perhaps the "most confounding variable" facing them is the unprecedented process of unwinding of quantitative easing, the report said. Asset purchase plans instituted by central banks to lower rates and increase the money supply during ...

MFS executives create advisory council

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... management and risk management. Over time, MFS expects to add members with experience in equity, fixed income and quantitative investing to the council.