Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 441 - 450 of 1129 results for "quantitative"

ESG risk tool launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... factors, such as carbon regulation, water stressed regions, and corruption risks. It will also provide additional quantitative data and binary metrics to enable institutional investors to measure the overall exposure of companies and portfolios to ESG ...

Japanese businesses have sunnier mood

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... that the BOJ was also looking at a Tankan reading of plus 12 (December quarter 2015) when it decided to expand its Quantitative and Qualitative Easing policy ( QQE) into "QQE with a negative interest rate" policy.

Aussie investors push tobacco exclusions

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... or financial services, it's technology that is now finally kicking this angle," he said. "Whether it's different quantitative strategies or robo-advisers or other metrics, it's a natural cleansing process. It's great ground-shaking turmoil but it's totally ...

BTIM builds out multi-asset team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... Prior to that, in addition to his senior role at JANA Partners, he was an investment banking associate at CSFB and a quantitative analyst at Lehman Brothers. BTIM chief executive Emilio Gonzalez said Caputo is a "highly regarded and talented US-based ...

Robo-advice portfolios benefiting from quant factors

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
Returns from thematic robo-advice portfolios can be boosted by using quantitative metrics that won't increase investors' risk, according to digital investment solutions company Quantifeed. In its whitepaper, Designing thematic indices with a quantitative ...

BT Financial Group wins Life Company of the Year

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... Outgoing AFA chief executive Brad Fox said: "The AFA/SI Life Company of the Year Awards are based on independent quantitative research conducted by Strategic Insight, actuaries and researchers, resulting from three separate investigations during the ...

Emerging markets investment grows with new fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... with access to diverse markets such as South Africa, India, Poland, Egypt and Brazil. Utilising a combination of quantitative factors and deep due diligence, Remerga employs a strong focus on ESG factors when selecting stocks fit for investment. Remerga ...

Vanguard introduces low-cost active funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
Vanguard Australia is now offering three quantitative low-cost active funds as part of an expansion to its product offering. The three new funds: Vanguard Global Quantitative Equity Fund; Vanguard Global Value Equity Fund; and Vanguard Global Minimum ...

Nikko Australia appoints COO

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... development. He joined Nikko AM New Zealand in 2000, and has acted as managing director, head of strategy, head of quantitative analysis and head of client services. He is a past chairman of the Investment Subcommittee of the New Zealand Society of Actuaries ...

State Street star promoted

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... Advisors' most well-known fund managers will relocate to Boston to take up a leading role. Olivia Engel, head of active quantitative equity for Asia-Pacific, has been appointed as deputy chief investment officer of SSgA's global active quantitative equities ...