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Adviser demand drives new CFM strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... said. "There is no question of the power of managed futures strategies in creating diversified portfolios, and that a research-based quantitative approach is an efficient way to access them," Robertson said. The launch of the new trust follows CFM announcing ...

Transparency to the max

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
Oh drat! There were few events last week to provide a nice entry point to equity markets, ones that could instil caution, if not fear, enough for some to trim their holdings and cheapen share prices. But alas! Most share markets closed stronger. These ...

Professional investment association rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... executive education programs offered in conjunction with one of the following institutions: The Investment Management Research Program of Portfolio Construction Forum and University of Technology Sydney, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania ...

Multi-member SMSFs shun risky investments: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... greater the number of members in a self-managed superannuation fund, the more risk averse they become, according to latest research. A joint report from SuperConcepts and the University of Adelaide's International Centre for Financial Services reveals ...

Former UBS exec joins Celeste

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
The former executive director and head of emerging companies research at UBS is joining Celeste Funds Management. Martin Byers specialised in emerging companies at UBS since joining in 2006. Prior to that, he was a senior equity analyst at the Royal ...

Neuberger Berman acquires $2.5 billion firm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... consistently delivered for their clients." "Their disciplined, quantitative investment approach is distinctive - few have the research and investment platform, technology, and creativity to navigate markets as they do. We are proud to partner with them ...

The BOJ's educated hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
They were just hours apart but the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan's monetary policy decisions were as wide as their geographic locations, perhaps wider. While both central banks kept existing policies unchanged at their September meetings ...

Hiking life premiums is short-term thinking: ANZ Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
Life insurers need "common sense" when designing more affordable products that are sustainable for consumers and will create sustainable businesses for financial advisers, according to a new ANZ whitepaper. ANZ Wealth's Life insurance: The case for ...

Untouched super sits at $18 billion: ATO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
Some of Sydney's blue-chip suburbs are among the top postcodes missing out on $18 billion in unclaimed superannuation. Latest figures from the Australian Taxation Office show more than 6.3 million lost and ATO-held super accounts, with $14.12 billion ...

Multi-asset strategy enters Aussie retail market

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... fund is working through its introduction to several major platforms and has already been rated by several independent research houses. Globally Fulcrum manages about $8.5 billion and is keen on having retail investors make up half of its AUM. Currently ...