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University of Sydney scores win at CFA competition

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
A team of five USyd students, mentored by Regal Funds Management's Michael Toh, won the Global Champion award at the annual CFA Institute Research Challenge for their research on Commonwealth Bank. Jassis Chen, Jessica Wu, Sahil Arora, Tom Luo and Jeffrey ...

Morningstar acquires global ESG ratings house

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... private equity firms, investment managers, plan sponsors, and credit issuers, it said. Sustainalytics chief executive Michael Jantzi said the acquisition would amplify the firm's insights to investors around the world. "Sustainalytics welcomes the opportunity ...

The next big short

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
Late last year, before extreme weather events battered the world, before COVID-19, The Big Short 's Michael Burry said he had found the next bubble: passive investments. Now, with asset prices trembling in the face of the pandemic, could there still ...

Please be aware of the nearest exit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... individual, the economic ramifications from the measures taken to stop the spread of COVID-19 will have a lasting effect. Michael Berg, senior consultant at Rice Warner, said the country needs to start thinking about an exit strategy. "We need to assume ...

Managed accounts use broadens

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... 14% over the last year, as their use case broadens. Speaking to Financial Standard, Investment Trends chief executive Michael Blomfield said managed accounts' increased adoption could be pinned to multiple drivers, including how both advisers and their ...

Law firm cuts pay

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... Rubin and Jacqui Walters. Slater and Gordon's chief executive and managing director John Somerville and executive director Michael Neilson will also face a 15% pay cut. The company's executive leadership team has agreed to a 10% reduction in base pay. ...

Healthcare outperforms as financials plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... financials, energy and real estate sectors plummet. However, S&P Dow Jones Indices senior director of global equity indices Michael Orzano said it's a trend that has been building over the last two decades. This year alone, he said, healthcare has ...

Tail-risk hedging pays off for super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... Vision Super has had tail-risk protection in place for its defined benefit plan for a few years. Chief investment officer Michael Wyrsch told Financial Standard that the strategy paid off during recent volatility. "We have now monetised it and locked ...

Asset manager hires new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
Australian Standfirst Asset Management has named its new chief executive, with a specific focus on family office. Michael Barnes has been appointed to the role, following a history of working as an ultra-high net worth and family office accountant. ...

Vanguard boosts superannuation team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... product lead, insurance in January. He joined Vanguard from Mercer after a decade long career at Colonial First State. Michael Lovettt returned from Vanguard's US head office to Melbourne to lead the super offering. Vanguard Australia managing director ...