Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 81 - 90 of 266 results for "Researchers"

Super fund launches renewable energy investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... decarbonisation for the entire energy system by 2050 would require a 12.4% allocation or a $788 billion investment. The researchers calculated investing 13.5% and 11.6% of super assets will generate returns of 5% and 10% respectively. It's estimated ...

Thought leadership: Building portfolios for market crises

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
Financial Standard's latest roundtable event turned attention to how fund managers, financial advisers, researchers and analysts build investment portfolios for market crises. SQM Research head of research Robert da Silva says behavioural insights over ...

Pengana recruits former AFL player

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... The first, Broc McCauley, joins Pengana as business development manager, responsible for servicing dealer groups, researchers, platforms and advisers in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. McCauley is coming over from Equity and ...

Climate change a real risk for investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... coastal risk with 145 million people and economic assets living on land ultimately threatened by rising seas. The researchers then mapped out the physical climate risks for 500 large and mid-cap constituents of an Asia ex-Japan listed equity index. "We ...

NPP to take super by storm: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... boost payment efficiency for consumers and organisations, cutting out bureaucracy and reducing cashflow issues, the researchers said. CBA executive general manager of cashflow and transaction services Michael Eidel said based on a 3% investment return ...

Tax strategies boost retirement savings: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... super fund's equity portfolio is 'chasing fool's gold'. It largely quantifies savings of up to 7.2%, Parametric said. Researchers used two hypothetical super funds: One had an equity portfolio with a pre-tax focus and ignored dividends and capital gains ...

Responsible investment here to stay: Experts

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
One of Morgan Stanley's head researchers is challenging the myth that sustainable, ethical or responsible investing ultimately leaves investors short-changed. Morgan Stanley head of wealth management research Nathan Lim said when you compare the average ...

Cultural bias heavily discounts female artwork

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... and cultural bias facing female artists in getting recognition and true compensation for their work," he said. The researchers found the price gap for female artists was greater in countries that experience years of gender inequality, and conversely ...

Equity factor investing undergoes further examination

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... when dynamic, factor investing is generally based on risk budget management rather than active views of returns, the researchers said. "When evaluating their control of dynamic factor investing, most investors think they have poor control of the sophisticated ...

AMP Capital adds key social infrastructure asset

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... Centre with 160 inpatient beds, 110 day beds and eight operating theatres. The building can also house up to 1200 researchers and provides education and training facilities. AMP Capital head of social infrastructure and aged care, Julie-Anne Mizzi described ...