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Aladdin combines FI and eq

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... able to incorporate an equities analysis platform creates a bigger platform capable of handling orders and doing the analytics across a vast section of the capital markets, he explained. This means institutional investors can better manage their diversified ...

OTC derivative platforms need upgrade: report

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... derivatives needs to be automated. In addition, providers will need to keep pace with the increasingly sophisticated analytics needed for derivatives trades." The report found effective OTC derivative trading requires streamlined reporting, rigorous ...

UniSuper stands up for ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... investment officer. According to a press statement from the fund, UniSuper was previously an active member of the Enhanced Analytics Initiative (EAI), whose efforts have since been amalgamated into the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. ...

Perpetual appoints new staff, Walsh exits

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... service, Asia Pacific. Campbell has been with Perpetual since 2000 and was most recently general manager research and analytics for Perpetual Investments. Perpetual also sourced talent from outside the firm and appointed Warwick Boys from ABN Amro as ...

Superfunds on recruitment spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... search and selection. The latter will be in charge of applying quant skills in portfolio attribution, developing risk analytics at fund manager, asset class and portfolio level and formulate strategies across the portfolio, including re-balancing, overlay ...

VicSuper and HESTA champion ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
... Robert Fowler, chief investment officer of HESTA, the project mirror's a similar international program called Enhanced Analytics Initiative. Like its global counterpart, ESG RA will solicit the involvement of super funds, fund managers, and particularly ...

Sunsuper signs on SunGard

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... time-to-market speed for new member services. The tech firm will also help improve the fund's workflow and reporting analytics through Omni's Content Manager. Tony Lally, Sunsuper chief executive said members will receive a "more personalised, tailored ...

FTSE opens environment indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... to benefit from a shift to a low carbon economy. Last month, the global index provider teamed up with KLD Research & Analytics to launch a set of environmental, social and governance (ESG) indices. KLD president Peter Kinder described the partnership ...

Banks to reprioritise IT spending

THESHEET.COM WITH ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... counter-cyclical technology tools such as collections and recovery systems, credit scoring systems, and portfolio and exposure analytics, according to industry analysts who have held private talks with banking executives over the past six weeks. News ...

RIMES and MSCI Barra team up

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... with suppliers. BarraOne is provided by MSCI Barra, whose products include indices and portfolio risk and performance analytics for use in managing equity, fixed income and multi-asset class portfolios. "Investors will now be able to combine BarraOne's ...