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Financial advice in 2030: What does it look like?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... managers commit fewer resources to active strategies, WealthDigital believes. "Those fund managers providing active investment strategies will target direct investment and self-managed super funds. Insurers will be forced to look to new technologies ...

Will Aussie equities overcome 2019 challenges?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... dominated by risks calls for a greater investment focus at the sector and stock levels and would benefit an active investment approach," he said. "We are more positive about the outlook for the general insurance sector. Premiums are ahead of inflation ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... income ETF market might seem infinitesimal in the grand scheme of things, but their impact, particularly on active investment vehicle counterparts, shouldn't be underestimated. Rainmaker Research shows Australia's fixed interest ETFs have gone ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 12.4pct, braces for future

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... committed to our long-term investment strategies and will continue to take a highly disciplined approach to active investment," he said. The 12.43% performance for FY18 exceeds the average return of treasury bills by 10.71% or $3.7 billion. The cost ...

Aberdeen Standard launches AI-powered global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... ability to use machines to read and understand vast amounts of data to forecast market moves accurately for active investment managers has spawned innovation in active quantitative investment approaches. In light of this, Aberdeen's quantitative investment ...

Natixis appoints insto sales head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... climate, where we are seeing strong growth in one-size-fits all passive management, we are committed to providing active investment management strategies." "A strong team with a thorough understanding of the Australian institutional landscape is essential ...

Commitment to ethical investing booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... concept. Investing in an ESG index product without due process or discretion doesn't make sense, he said. As an active investment manager, he added that Investec is "very involved" in carrying out its ESG strategies. The UN, he said, has thoroughly ...

Airlie backs financials but wary on banks

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
Airlie Funds Management and its first pitch to retail investors includes an investment thesis which currently excludes three of the big four banks from its concentrated Australian share portfolio. Magellan's acquisition of Airlie Funds Management ...

Sydney boutique shutters

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... spokesperson said. At the time of launching its partnership with Tempo, Challenger said: "Tempo operates an active investment strategy that aims to outperform global indices over time. The team's philosophy is based on the premise that many standard ...

Natixis acquires credit specialist

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... Natixis Investment Managers chief executive Jean Raby said. "MV Credit's entrepreneurial mindset and highly-active investment approach will fit perfectly within our multi-affiliate model and provide our investors access to a unique new range of private ...