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New tax-effective Aussie shares fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... portfolio manager Max Cappetta, who has a masters with an actuarial maths major and research director Anthony Corr, who has a PhD in finance, first worked on the idea in the early 2000s when they worked at Boston-based quant manager GMO together. Redpoint ...

Industry fund CIO resigns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... officer has resigned from the post. Mine Super said David Bell is stepping down after about four years in the job to complete a PhD. The fund said it is recruit a replacement chief investment officer in the coming months. During this time, Bell will ...

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... levels of investment choice and member engagement across the entire superannuation industry," he said. "You don't need a PhD in economics to understand the basic tenets of supply and demand, and if the SMSF sector is weakened then the flow on effects ...

Quant manager seeks to unscramble cryptocurrency dictionary

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... said there is now one more spot to fill to make a final senior group of eight. He added that last week saw the arrival of 12 PhD students to the Oxford-Man Institute who will work on machine learning for quantitative finance.

Gonski asks philanthropists to have more heart

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... said. He cited a recent university visit (Gonski is also chancellor at the University of New South Wales) where a successful PhD student was more than satisfied to continue her research on AIDS as opposed to taking on other higher-profile roles. This ...

Hedge fund industry body promotes Aussie talent

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... investment teams across the company. Rew has led New York-based XL Investment Partners' global hedge fund program. He has a PhD in econometrics, and an Msc in finance. He is moving into the role as AIMA's Australian chair Paul Chadwick was elected ...

HESTA appoints quant general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
... emerging markets quant research. He has also worked at Fidelity International as a quantitative portfolio manager. He holds a PhD in finance from the London School of Economics. He was also a PhD associate at Blackrock. Kollo's appointment adds to ...

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... Financial Services: Conor Riordan, Kaimera Finalists: Theodore Lewis - IKON Mary Hughes - Ptarmigan Media Nicole Zahran - PHD Josef Charlesworth - Blue 449 Agency of the Year: Ptarmigan Media Finalists: IKON The Pure Agency Fundamental Media Kaimera ...

Morrison sharpens blockchain, AI agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... responsible development of these technologies, he said. The initiatives will also support Cooperative Research Centre projects, PhD scholarships and school-related learning to boost the knowledge and skills needed for AI and machine learning. About $700,000 ...

Alternative investment manager opens Sydney office

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
A Paris-based investment manager which specialises in alternative beta strategies is eyeing opportunities in Australia with views to opening a Sydney office next year. Speaking at a media lunch in Sydney yesterday, Capital Funds Management (CFM) president ...