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Quant manager seeks to unscramble cryptocurrency dictionary

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... type of language. If you stepped away from that and go into the free-for-all that's the discussion boards on the internet, then you've almost got a new vocabulary and different language." It is early days but Man AHL's natural language processing ...

Nikko launches global disruption fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... beneficiaries" of innovations focused on robotics, automation, energy storage, genomic sequencing and next generation internet technologies. Nikko said ARK's definition of disruptive innovation was the introduction of a technologically enabled product ...

Macrovue appoints ANZ Wealth executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... concentrated global equity portfolios, differentiated by themes such as disruptive technology, big oil, luxury goods, internet of things and ageing population. They span 20 global markets and nine currencies. It is targeting direct investors including ...

China A-shares to shake up EM funds

KARREN VERGARA AND DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... A-shares inclusion was announced a year ago, it immediately triggered interest from foreign investors wanting exposure to internet stock giants such as Baidu and Alibaba. But as China's emerging market index concentration grows, iShares says investors ...

Thematic SMAs on the rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... The Disruptive Technologies portfolio invests in companies considered leaders in their particular field, such as the Internet of Things, advanced robotics and energy storage. In the year to 10 May 2018, the portfolio achieved a 50.6% return. Finally ...

Top stocks shine in the long term: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... overlook the companies in the tech industry food chain - a spiral of companies that make the devices connected to the internet; components used in such devices, and within that, the firms that manufacture semiconductors and so on. If the research is ...

AMP Capital enters US telco market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... Everstream Solutions' investors for an undisclosed amount. The super-regional network service provider delivers Ethernet, internet and data centre solutions to businesses throughout the US Midwest. AMP Capital head of Americas infrastructure equity Dylan ...

China A-shares to disrupt emerging markets strategies: Robeco

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... creating a venture capital or private equity-esque vehicle to "incubate companies in the new technology space, such as internet companies and high-end manufacturing." The final point, Beautiful China, will precipitate a tightening of environmental regulations ...

Is risk advice at risk?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... Similarly, NobleOak found 43.6% of respondents to its 2017 life insurance buying behaviour survey prefer to consult the internet when considering life insurance. The research shows the internet is a rich source of advice for 28.7% of adults aged between ...

Venture capital firm plants $1.8m seed for Honee

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... beauty and wellness industry into the digital age." Its co-founders found the beauty industry had been left behind by the internet revolution. Less than 0.2% of salon bookings were made online, Honee said. Based on this, Honee believes the industry is ...