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Look up in the sky, it's the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... Japanese government and the Bank of Japan (BOJ). Despite the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) latest policy initiative - termed "Quantitative and Qualitative (QQE) Monetary Easing with a Negative Interest Rate" - announced following its 28-29 January Board meeting ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
Quantitative easing. Negative interest rates. Quantitative and Qualitative easing with a negative interest rate. All of the above plus promises of more. The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) big bazookas proved no match for US ...

SSGA Aussie equity fund added to Asgard platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... been added to the Asgard eWRAP platform. The benchmark-unaware Australian equity fund is managed by SSGA's active quantitative equity team, and has achieved a total 10.69% return over five years (net of fees). It is also available through BT Wrap, CFS ...

Quant hedge fund arrives down under

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Launching in Australia this week is a crowd-sourced quantitative hedge fund that was originally conceived as a way to "hack Wall Street". US-based Quantopian is an investment firm that provides an open platform where anyone can research, back test and ...

Industry fund doubles investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... outcomes for our members," Bell said. The fund's new hires include: Dr. Marius Matei joining in the role of senior quantitative analyst (asset allocation). Matei joins from University of Tasmania. Dr. Adam Shao joining as senior quantitative analyst ...

Hostplus appoints investment strategy head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... senior consultant (and worked extensively with Hostplus). During his time there, Clerk held roles including head of quantitative analytics, information technology and custody. Prior to JANA, Clerk was an analyst at the Department of Treasury and Finance ...

Nikko AM hires chief risk management officer

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... organisations such as ABN AMRO Bank, Shinsei Bank, and Nomura International. He was most recently managing director, head of quantitative analytics and risk at Dymon Asia Capital in Singapore. "Mark holds substantial experience, and will play a key role ...

DomaCom given A+

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... investment product offerings in Australia, and our review process gives consideration to a broad number of qualitative and quantitative factors. The DomaCom platform is an innovative solution to the age old problem of investing in real estate, which ...

A "chilling" moment for the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... necessary. It has become necessary given that its first foray into negative interest rates - expanding qualitative and quantitative easing into "quantitative and qualitative easing with a negative interest rate" - flopped. The yen rose and the Nikkei-225 ...

Lack of scaleability curbs hedge fund appeal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... advantages that hedge funds, or associated alternatives strategies, offer - something made even more crucial given how the Quantitative Easing programs in the US have distorted the normal dynamics of the global fixed interest markets. "There is still ...