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Industry rolls out anti-sexual harassment ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... The companies are selected based on gender diversity scores and assessed on criteria ranging from the proportion of males versus females in executive and senior management positions to how the company promotes equal access to training and career development. ...

Long-short performance justifies fees: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... three years to June 30, these managers delivered a higher net-of-fee return to than their long-only counterparts (14.1% versus 12.9%). "As such, Zenith believes that investors have typically been sufficiently rewarded for the premium fees paid for global ...

The age of algorithmic advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... adviser that embraces algorithms, he added. Advisers must first ask themselves, 'what type of work are machines are good at versus what people are good at?' and then make sure they hire the right people. Walsh said advisers are tempted to think they ...

SSGA dismisses ETF bubble concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... different segments of the fixed income market, this will determine what the ratio between dollar volume traded on an exchange versus dollar value being traded in the underlying constituents. But it's not a 1:1 ratio." While LaValle conceded "the jury ...

Gender pay gap widespread in financial services: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... Gender Equality Agency shows. Financial services and insurance employers reported the largest gap of 31.9% between male versus female remuneration over the 2016-17 period. The good news is this gap has narrowed year-on-year since 2013-14. There are 151,114 ...

BOE does what it said it would do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... British pound and the bond market. The pound dropped against its peers after the rate hike announcement. It closed 1.6% lower versus the greenback to U$1.3067 from the day before; down 1.4% against the euro to €1.1194, and; fell by 1.9% vis-a-vis the ...

Aussie multi-manager awards global growth mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... to gain direct exposure to the Indian market given the structural reforms taking place and potential for outsized growth versus other markets."

Fintech exposes SMSFs to global shares

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... charging brokerage fees. Citing data from the Financial Services Council, only 0.6% of SMSFs are invested in overseas shares versus 26.7% of industry super funds, Stake co-founder and chief executive Matt Leibowitz said. Stake Premium was launched to ...

Banks will step out of wealth: Medcraft

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... firm. Not only do they have to keep up with changes in law but where social licences are heading. "With a social licence versus a legal licence, market manipulation might have been seen as just a diverse trading strategy, now it's clearly illegal," he ...

Pinnacle boutique launches $250m LIC offer

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... will typically hold between 20 and 65 securities with a single security limit of 5% of the portfolio's net asset value versus its benchmark weight. It can also hold a maximum of 20% of NAV in cash. No shorting or leverage will be employed. Spheria said ...