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Employers must do more to promote ethical culture

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... are among the most robust in the world - and not just from an intellectual standpoint. They encompass far more than quantitative-based investment skills that too often take the fore in discussions about qualifications and education. Unless ethical components ...

Fixed income offers little equity risk protection: CFM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... is the Institutional Systematic Diversified (ISD) Fund. With a track record of just over a year, it blends three quantitative algorithm strategies comprising a long-term trend following strategy, an equity market neutral strategy and a strategy designed ...

Fight or be beggared by the neighbours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... 3.5%. The PBOC is fighting back. So is the European Central Bank (ECB) which kicks off its a,-60 billion a month quantitative easing programme this month. Deflation has deepened in the regions, dropping to minus 0.6% in January from minus 0.2% in December. ...

2014 IPO rally delivered volatility, low returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... on listing day and less than half had a return greater than the market's in their first month, SSgA head of active quantitative equity Asia Pacific Olivia Engel said. She noted that the average volatility of each IPO over $100 million was 1.8% from 30 ...

Plato hires senior quant analyst from SSgA

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
Quantitative equities boutique Plato Investment Management has appointed a senior quantitative analyst from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). Dr Jonathan Whiteoak will primarily be responsible for driving research into quantitative stock selection ...

Succession planning major issue for advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
A significant amount of financial advice practices have no effective succession plan in place, according to the Rubik Wealth/Business Health Future Ready VI report. The report aims to comprehensively analyse the health of Australian financial advice. ...

AllianceBernstein managed volatility strategy rated by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... return-that is, ignoring benchmarks and being alert to the potential of franking credits to produce after-tax returns; quantitative research to identify stocks that work well in down markets, and fundamental research to identify stock-specific risks. ...

A Fed surprise?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... chance to use the word) of monetary policy between the Fed - expected to raise interest rates sometime this year - and quantitative easing by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank (ECB) leaves markets no other option but to catch a ride ...

Magellan ups cash weighting ahead of market volatility

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... "extraordinary." Douglass noted that "investors appear to be transfixed by the potential benefits (to markets) of a large Quantitative Easing ('QE') program by the ECB involving sovereign bonds," but "we believe that the benefits of QE will prove largely ...

AMP Capital issues deflation warning

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... that sustained 1930s or Japanese style deflation is unlikely as central banks in Europe and Japan continue to pursue quantitative easing strategies which promote inflation, while the US, China and India are maintaining their commitment to loose monetary ...