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Aussie fund managers face machine learning challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
Australia's investment management firms lag behind Japan when it comes to using machine learning in investment strategies, a new Bloomberg survey shows. The poll of 450 participants comprising traders, portfolio managers, analysts and market data practitioners ...

DomaCom concludes Federal Court action

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
Federal Court proceedings supported by DomaCom have concluded, allowing an SMSF to invest in DomaCom's fund even if a related party is a tenant in the underlying property. Last month, the Federal Court found that the sole purpose test was not breached ...

Aussies want advice, as long as it's cheap: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
Australians trust financial advisers but will not pay more than $400 for face-to-face consultation, latest research reveals. Latest research from ING - conducted in conjunction with Rice Warner - shows financial advisers are the most trusted source ...

Pinnacle expands distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... relations. Last month, Pinnacle signed on BNY Mellon, launching a wholesale infrastructure fund, as the global manager eyes the Aussie wholesale market after years of focusing on instos. In July, Pinnacle splashed $50 million on acquisitions, paying ...

BNP Paribas launches Aussie equities trust

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched a new benchmark-insensitive Australian equities trust that will aim to beat the S&P/ASX 300 accumulation index by 6% per annum, over rolling five-year periods. With JCP Investment Partners appointed as investment ...

VicSuper among top pension funds, others climb

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... including Canada, U.K., Germany and others have actually had reductions in the number of funds they have on the list." Aussie funds' gains were led by three factors: compulsory superannuation contributions, mergers, and a relatively higher allocation ...

Aussie super asset allocation "riskier": Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
UBS Asset Management's latest pension fund indicator report highlights the propensity of Australian superannuation funds to invest a substantial portion of retirement savings in "risker" assets such as equities. According to the report, the asset ...

Scott Morrison becomes Prime Minister, markets react

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... close of 6244. The stock market index has since come down slightly but is holding its gains, at 6260 as of 2.14pm. The Aussie dollar was up 0.46% to 73 cents. JP Morgan Asset Management global market strategist Kerry Craig said unless there is assumed ...

Aussie instos back world-first blockchain bond

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
Seven institutional investors have backed the world's first blockchain bond developed by Commonwealth Bank and the World Bank. First State Super, NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp), Treasury Corporation of Victoria, CBA, QBE and SAFA signed on as ...

Hedge fund industry body promotes Aussie talent

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... by AMP Capital's head of alpha strategies Alistair Rew, following an election. The appointment comes as the current Aussie chair Paul Chadwick moves up to AIMA's global board. Rew will start his two-year term in late September. He currently chairs ...