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State Street launches new data platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
State Street has launched an end-to-end data management and warehouse solution for institutional investors, partnering with Snowflake and Microsoft Azure. The State Street Alpha Data Platform combines data from multiple sources in the investment process ...

Female fund managers outperform men

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
Funds managed by female portfolio managers are outperforming those managed by men amid the pandemic-induced market turbulence, according to Goldman Sachs research. Some 43% of female-managed funds have outperformed their benchmark year to date, compared ...

Take your CAPE ratio with a grain of salt

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Earlier this month, for the fourth time in its history, Robert Shiller's CAPE ratio - which tracks market value by measuring earnings data over a 10-year period - surpassed 31. Other times Shiller's ratio has exceeded 31 include the months prior ...

MSCI shifts to the cloud with Microsoft alliance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
Global index provider MSCI has formed a strategic alliance with Microsoft to shift its products, data and services onto the cloud, in a move that the duo says will accelerate innovation among the global investment industry. The partnership will enhance ...

Top traded stocks revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... platform include Boeing, with trading activity up 372% during June, Facebook (up 330%), Hertz (up 916%), Amazon (up 602%), Microsoft (up 455%), American Airlines Group (up 545%) and Disney (up 158%).

Platform to shine light on structured products

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
An investment platform is promising to shine light on the opaque structured product market, helping advisers and their clients understand more about the traditionally exclusive offerings. Local fintech Stropro has launched a new reporting solution designed ...

Billionaires club rakes in cash amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
Since the beginning of the year, America's wealthiest billionaires have seen their wealth increase by millions, with eight seeing their net worth surge by more than US$1 billion dollars. The latest research from the Institute for Policy Studies revealed ...

Boutique launches new Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
COVID-19 shut downs and volatility are not holding back a Sydney-based boutique's plans to launch a new fund. Contact Asset Management tested its new small/mid cap fund via a paper portfolio for 18 months, before hitting launch in mid-March. The ...

SuperFriend bolsters support offerings as demand peaks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
SuperFriend is adding to its suite of workplace mental health training resources, as super funds, insurers and other workplaces turn to the organisation for help supporting employees through COVID-19. The organisation has updated its "most popular and ...

Self-isolation to accelerate secular trends

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
The world's new reality will soon be defined by social distancing and self-isolation. And while that might be sad for most of us, some stand to benefit incredibly from the new normal. Speaking with Financial Standard, Antipodes Partners chief investment ...