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Zurich launches new fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... way we live over the next decade. The Global Thematic Focus Fund will consist of three to six high conviction investment themes with a portfolio of 35 to 50 stocks that directly relate to them, rather than a benchmark. The investment team currently foresees ...

GAM records $19bn in outflows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... are important steps in mobilising GAM for growth for the benefit of our shareholders." Clients are looking for investment themes which transcend the current economic outlook and GAM is well positioned to provide these with our specialist actively managed ...

Former ANZ Wealth investment chief exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... business. Rider was responsible for delivering the overarching investment strategy, including asset allocation, investment themes, product selection and monitoring, investment compliance, risk and analytics for all ANZ Wealth client investment offerings. ...

Thematic investing grows threefold

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... 923 thematic funds in Morningstar's global database, which select equity holdings based upon secular growth investment themes, like artificial intelligence or cannabis. The most popular theme dominating the industry is technology, with US$97.3 billion ...

Natixis bets on thematic investing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... active management approach." "Our edge lies in our focus in identifying, developing and managing multi-decade investment themes fueled by four global primary forces that are transforming our world: demographic changes, globalization, innovation and scarcity. ...

Pendal appoints head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... research strategy for Australasia, and was responsible for the development of research and commentary about investment themes and trends across the Asia Pacific. Pendal chief executive for Australia Richard Brandweiner said he is confident Serhan will ...

Former Crestone CIO joins Aberdeen Leaders

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... team will also place a heavy emphasis on top-down macro or sector tailwinds. This will produce a number of key investment themes which are expected to primarily drive the portfolio's outperformance," ALR's board said. Sokulsky's appointment also follows ...

State Street introduces machine learning tool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... machine learning algorithms to combat the information overload. It consumes research reports, classifying them by investment themes and assets, and suggests new, relevant materials based on the user's specific needs, preferences and previously read materials. ...

AMP Capital launches global equity fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... strong current or anticipated cash generation. The fund will seek tailwinds of thematic drivers with favoured investment themes including changing demographic trends, and where possible, seek environmental, social and governance tailwinds. AMP Capital's ...

Robo-advice portfolios benefiting from quant factors

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... performance," he added. Schneider said there are two distinct approaches to building indices: thematic indices, based on investment themes; and factor indices, based on empirical research of past investment returns. While the former approach is based ...