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Financial literacy the bridge for income protection gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017

... from a recent study by Zurich in partnership with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford. It looks at how industry participants can work together to close the underinsurance gap and safeguard financial security. ...

Quant manager ties momentum with machine

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017

... Management to distribute the Man AHL Alpha (AUD) Fund in Australia and New Zealand, along with future products. In May 2016, Oxford University and Man AHL renewed its Oxford-Man Institute partnership to further place the research group's focus on machine ...

Suitability: more than risk profiling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017

... assessments when determining suitable investments for clients must think again, according to risk profiling specialists Oxford Risk. While risk tolerance tools are a great first step, more mind must be paid to how investments complement the client's ...

Is the Fed the victim of its own success?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017

... Inflation isn't lifting despite the US unemployment rate (4.4% in June) falling below estimates of NAIRU (4.9% OECD; 4.5% Oxford Economics) over the past months. It could be because of wages' lagged response. It could also be because the NAIRU for the ...

Economics 101 is dead

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017

... June - it's still below the NAIRU (non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment) as measured by the OECD (4.9%) and Oxford Economics (4.5%). The increase in the average workweek to 34.5 hours in June from 34.4 hours in the previous month indicates ...

The Fed's inflation and asset price conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017

... America's jobless rate has broken below the NAIRU (non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment) as measured by both Oxford Economics (4.5%) the OECD (4.9%). But instead of lifting, US core CPI inflation eased to 1.7% in May from 2.3% in January (unemployment ...

Good oil, bad oil

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017

... increasing margins, lifting profits and by extension, business investment in plant, equipment, and staff. This is underscored by Oxford Economics' data that showed world private consumption growth rising from around 2.1% in 2014 (when oil was around ...

Human rights considerations are good for investors

EMMA RAPAPORT | MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017

... future." In a meta-study of more than 200 academic studies, industry reports, newspaper articles, and books, the University of Oxford and Arabesque Management showed 88% of research found that solid ESG practices result in better operational performances ...

Oxford University assisting Aussie advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017

... can now access a new risk profiling tool already adopted by advisers, investment firms and banks globally. Launched by Oxford University subsidiary Oxford Risk, the Oxford Risk Rating Online platform is designed by academics and finance industry professionals ...

Investment manager appoints head of machine learning

EMMA RAPAPORT | WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017

... client trading programs for several years. The Man Group benefits from its innovative collaboration with the University of Oxford, the Oxford-Man Institute (OMI), which focuses on cutting-edge research into machine learning techniques and data analyt ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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