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Damned lies and (actual) stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... purchases. This or the BOJ would continue to sing "If I listened long enough to you, I'd find a way to believe that it's all true..." (Tim Hardin).

PROFILE: PGI chief executive Grant Forster

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... think it is silly to suggest that in the financial services industry we work harder than everybody else. It's blatantly not true". However, his second job did demand that he worked harder than most regular 18-year-olds: "I got a job at the Reserve Bank ...

Perpetual Private hires two analysts

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... breed managers in traditional asset classes, our team spends considerable time researching opportunities that can provide true diversification for our clients' portfolios. Hiring two highly rated analysts such as David and Deana will further strengthen ...

A$ at 80c

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... month. Whether these price rises persist remain uncertain but recent news that China's preparing something akin to a QE, if true, should underpin further price appreciations. According to the 'Wall Street Journal' (WSJ) "China's central bank is readying ...

Boutique launches two robo advice models

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... believes this differentiates their product - known as the Artificial Intelligence Portfolio Constructor - by using real-time "true forward looking models that will dynamically adjust recommendations based on changing forecasts or objectives." It is also ...

Investors misunderstand smart beta: AXA IM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... indices solve a problem for investors today but will be vulnerable to the next crisis, whatever it may be." He argues that true-to-label smart beta products should have a tacking error of around 6%-8%, more akin to actively managed strategies, an approach ...

Another cut's in the mail?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... healthy US economy should not be underestimated as a driver of business thinking and as a trend-setter for financial markets". True. But what is also true is that a go-slow Fed has also eased the upward pressure on the greenback or, seen through Australian ...

NAB too big to change culture overnight: Thorburn

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... changes there. But how long does cultural change take? It probably takes five, 10 years for an organisation of our size to get true integrity and consistency. "But even then, because people are people, there'll be mistakes and there will be greed and ...

Patience, my dear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... meeting. Speculations leading up to this, and interpretations, dissections - and more speculations - of the US Federal Reserve's true message after it announces its monetary policy decision on 18 March will take centre stage this week. Yes Virginia ...

Employers must do more to promote ethical culture

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... crucial, but one of the most interesting revelations from this year's survey is that 'unethical firm culture' is seen as the true culprit when it comes to lack of trust, more so than any failure of government regulation." Just over a quarter (26%) of ...