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Acadian talks big data 2.0, launches A-shares strategy

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
Big data 2.0 remains in its early stages for quantitative asset managers as they attempt to be less dependent on history and evolve with more forward-looking risk considerations, especially around ESG and sustainable investing. This is the thoughts ...

Acorns launches its own super product

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
The Australian arm of micro-investment savings app Acorns is entering the superannuation sector with the launch of its own super product. Acorns Grow Australia Super is expected to roll out to Acorns Australia's 400,000 users in March. It will be fully ...

Hunter Hall veteran launches new business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
A former portfolio manager of Hunter Hall's Value Growth Trust and its Global Value LIC is launching a new asset management business, having been granted a licence last week. Yizhong Chan worked at Hunter Hall for 10 years; during that time he made ...

Equipsuper appoints head of risk

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... staff and succession planning." Equip also announced it has combined its legal and compliance functions. Compliance manager, Grant Currie, now reports to head of legal, Tony MacAfee. In February, the industry super fund flagged further fee reductions ...

EQT names manager for major philanthropy client

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
Equity Trustees appointed a grants program manager to oversee one of Australia's largest philanthropic trusts. Ferdi Hepworth takes on the key role for the William Buckland Foundation, which was established in 1964 and has distributed more than $105 ...

Industry fund boosts property team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... play a key role in the development of an offshore strategy. She will report directly to portfolio head of private markets, Grant Harrison. Spagnol spent the last 18 years at JANA as a senior consultant. She most recently served as co-head of property ...

Chief economist update: Wagering on wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... that competition is so intense that they would lose too much business if they did so. So they are especially reluctant to grant wage rises, because this would increase one of their most important costs. "We are seeing this particularly in new enterprise ...

NAB redundancies in full swing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... to help retrenched employees access support and resources for up to six months upon leaving. It is also offering a $3000 grant to cover agreed vocational training courses and outplacement services. Angrisano said the post-retrenchment support NAB is ...

FPEC chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... joined as chair. Brimble was responsible for launching the Financial Planning Research Journal and establishing a research grant to foster academic research in financial planning. "In this volunteer role, Mark has guided the development of a world leading ...

BlackRock veteran joins Grant Samuel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
The former head of fixed income at BlackRock Australia is taking on a newly created role at Grant Samuel Funds Management. Stephen Miller joined GSFM this month as investment consultant, charged with accelerating its positioning of international boutique ...