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Equity factor investing undergoes further examination

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... is a need to better control the risks associated with dynamic equity factor investing, according to latest EDHEC-Risk Institute and ERI Scientific Beta research. Between June and September 2017, more than 110 global investment professionals were surveyed ...

Bitcoin bubble will burst in 2018: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... cryptocurrency-related products. In a letter penned to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, and Investment Company Institute, the SEC raised numerous questions, including how funds value holdings in substantial amounts of cryptocurrencies ...

Chief economist update: The good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... confidence among job-seekers that they'll be successful in finding jobs - one that's consistent with the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer confidence survey showing the unemployment expectations index falling from 130.8 in November to 127.6 in December ...

Venture capital sector booming but needs greater government support

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... 2018-19 pre-budget submission, the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL), and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) urged the Federal Government to uphold a strong venture capital pipeline for start-ups. The IPA ...

ANZ Wealth tests AI-driven underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... artificial intelligence opportunities to improve its underwriting processes. The collaboration with the Advanced Analytics Institute at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS AAi) will use machine learning and big data to develop a more reliable application ...

Chief economist update: Consumers don't spend on confidence alone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... 2013 and the most positive start to a calendar year since 2010." This is the first paragraph of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute report on Australian consumer sentiment that showed the index rising for the third straight month to 105.1 in January - optimists ...

Eaton Vance subsidiary appoints COO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... Northern Trust Asset Management's FlexShares Exchange Traded Funds. In collaboration with the US-based Money Management Institute, Morningstar's program focuses on the incorporation of ESG factors into investment portfolios and their impact. It includes ...

Industry association targets super gaps

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... inclusion of hundreds of thousands of Australians in the superannuation system. This is the key vision of the Australians Institute of Superannuation Trustees, who used their pre-budget submission to propose numerous policy steps the government should ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... their way up the corporate ladder. Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) In March, then acting Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Eva Scheerlinck spoke about how profit-to-member superannuation funds have ...

New Year, new chair at industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... corporate governance adviser Sonya Beyers. Beyers is a solicitor, member and accredited facilitator of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She also sits on the boards of Horizon Housing Company and The Forde Foundation trust fund. Beyers' ...