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ETFs attracting more money than LICs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... income. Product launches in the ETF space have picked up with most new products targeting thematic investments (like robotics, Asian stocks) or actively managed investments. "Product development has been significant in September - the number of products ...

Nikko launches global disruption fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... ARK's disruptive innovation strategy - investing in "the leaders, enablers and beneficiaries" of innovations focused on robotics, automation, energy storage, genomic sequencing and next generation internet technologies. Nikko said ARK's definition of ...

Aberdeen Standard launches AI-powered global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... investment approaches. In light of this, Aberdeen's quantitative investment strategies team has collaborated with Japanese robotics and financial technology think-tank Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Investment Technology Institute Mitsubishi (MTEC) and UFJ Trust ...

BetaShares to launch three tech ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... themes in the technology ecosystem. They will cover large Asian tech companies (ASIA), blockchain companies (BLOK) and the robotics and the artificial intelligence sector (RBTZ). The three ETFs have been under development at BetaShares for over 12 months ...

Alternative investment manager partners with VC firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... III (GP) will deploy US$50 million across about 24 companies in emerging and frontier technologies (AR/VR, AI, drones, robotics, autonomous mobility and IoT), big data, cybersecurity, enterprise SaaS. Auctus will pay up to $1 million to Scout Venture's ...

SPECIAL FEATURE: Breaking the custody mould

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... industry hasn't kept pace with technology to address operational efficiencies and system-related issues. For many, robotics is already taking over several manual processes. According to the Australian Custodial Services Association, local custodians ...

Thematic SMAs on the rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... portfolio invests in companies considered leaders in their particular field, such as the Internet of Things, advanced robotics and energy storage. In the year to 10 May 2018, the portfolio achieved a 50.6% return. Finally, the International Equity Income ...

Asset managers gearing for growth in 2018

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... highlights their differentiating capabilities and allocates budgets accordingly," she said. Artificial intelligence, robotics, big data and blockchain are all transforming the way asset and wealth managers work, but the human factor cannot be underestimated ...

BetaShares shareholder buys $13 billion fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... purchase 100% of fully diluted shares in New York-based ETF provider Global X. Established in 2008, Global X specialises in robotics and artificial intelligence with about 50 available products and about $12.9 billion in assets under management. The ...

AI threatens financial services workers: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... Groth said. AI deployment to-date is predominantly in the areas of machine learning (51%), automated reasoning (48%), robotics (47%), knowledge representation (44%) and natural language processing (39%). Groth said businesses using AI understand the ...