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Rising yields benefit active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Rising yields combatting inflationary pressures are conducive to active bond managers outperforming passive strategies, according to an expert investment manager. IOOF portfolio manager of fixed income Osvaldo Acosta said in this environment, active ...

Insurance counteracting ageing population risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Governments increasingly withdrawing support for retirees and ageing populations is a worrying global trend, but presents an emerging opportunity for the insurance industry to fill the gap, new research from reinsurer Swiss Re shows. The 'ageing wallet' ...

GSFM hires Macquarie exec

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Grant Samuel Funds Management has appointed a new compliance officer. Stuart Osborne joins GSFM from Macquarie, where he held multiple positions since 2002, including compliance and op risk executive, credit analyst, operational risk manager, and associate ...

Financial services enters next cloud computing evolution

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Cloud computing will now form the centre of several operations at a global firm dedicated to post-trade market infrastructure for asset managers, custodians and brokers. The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) holds a view that cloud computing ...

Professional financial advice outpacing self-directed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
An overwhelming number of retail investors are turning to financial advice rather than single-handedly making investment decisions on their own. About half (45%) of 4000 investors are using financial planners purely to help manage financial risks, while ...

Financial stress rising in Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
About one third of Australians are living pay cheque to pay cheque, according to the latest insight from BT Financial Group. The 2016 BT Australian Financial Health Index shows 32% of Australians always or often find themselves relying on pay cheques ...

Macron won't stop populist tide: William Blair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
Emmanuel Macron's election as French President won't be enough to stem the tide of populist sentiment in Europe and its effects on European markets, according to William Blair dynamic allocation strategies portfolio manager Thomas Clarke. Speaking at ...

SSGA ramps tech exposure post-Trump

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
The first 100 days of the Trump administration have seen State Street Global Advisors double its exposure to US technology companies in its Global Equity Fund, even if said exposure still trails the cap-weighted index. SSGA global active quantitative ...

Insurtech here to stay: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
Digital insurance technology companies or 'insurtechs' are failing to exploit opportunities in the industry, a new study found. Joint research conducted by global consulting firm Oliver Wyman and German insurance startup Policen Direkt shows the second ...

MainstreamBPO expands global footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
ASX-listed administration provider MainstreamBPO has acquired a global fund administrator boosting its funds under administration by US$7 billion. MainstreamBPO entered a sale agreement to purchase Irish firm Trinity Fund Administration's operations ...