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Changed RBA rate expectations?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
Financial markets got what they wished for from the world's three biggest central banks that met last week. The Bank of Japan (BOJ), the Fed and the Bank of England (BOE) all delivered as expected but not without help from the repeated and reiterated ...

Quant manager ties momentum with machine

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... products. In May 2016, Oxford University and Man AHL renewed its Oxford-Man Institute partnership to further place the research group's focus on machine learning. It's led the institute to make several key hires and Ledford is keen on growing the team ...

Diversification trumping growth: Schroders

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
Latest Schroders broker research suggests diversification is overtaking growth as the primary driver of asset allocation strategy. About 50 brokers were surveyed and suggested that establishing a "well-diversified portfolio that will rise in most, but ...

BOE does what it said it would do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
The Bank of England (BOE) did what it said it would do -- it lifted the Bank Rate by 25 basis points to 0.5% following its 2 November monetary policy council meeting (MPC). The announcement marks the first time in more than a decade that the BOE raised ...

Charter Hall launches fund, backs consumer spending

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... sector has recorded the second highest total return, and the second lowest total volatility over 40 years. Head of Citi Research Australia and lead consumer sector analyst Craig Woolford told the briefing that since 1987, food retailing had outperformed ...

ESG and emerging markets investment continues rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... accounting for only 10% of new mandate activity with investors turning their focus to ESG. A finding from bfinance's latest research shows smart beta was outshone by ESG which is becoming increasingly relevant outside of the traditional developed markets ...

Students to manage university fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... those three characteristics." "Lots of universities use programs to simulate a market environment," he said. "However, research shows that students make decisions taking into account that the money isn't real." "Our Student Investment Fund provides an ...

SMSF balance gap to close: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... recourse borrowing arrangements, the report said. Despite claims that SMSFs are underweight in international assets, the research shows otherwise, with international shares comprising 59% and 55.9% of the most popular ETF and managed funds investment ...

Cyber-security fears strike industry: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... Cyber-security has emerged as a major concern for finance, insurance and superannuation firms in the last six months, latest research from technology provider TAS suggests. About half (46%) of executives canvassed in the second edition of the Compliance ...

Capital Group takes aim at the fund size myth

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... is a deep pool of opportunity that Australian investors are increasingly diving into," Hennessy added. Capital Group research argues that despite the NPF's size, the manager's structure prevents "drag" and mitigates liquidity issues. This is because ...