AIA and CommInsure join forces
AIA has partnered with Commonwealth Bank’s life insurance business to operate as one entity as it waits for its purchase of CommInsure Life to be completed.
John Fawcett: Disrupting the secretive world of quants
In this fifth episode, we talk about disrupting a closed world, figuring out how to provide the right tools for novice quants and creating the right incentives to engage a large community of algorithm authors.
Equity managers confounded by bearish bull market
Fund managers are wrestling with the equity market that should be 20 per cent lower.
Michael Rees: The goldilocks approach to neuroscience, AI and investing
Apologies for the sound here, this interview was recorded using Skype and occasionally the quality drops.
I chat with Michael, Chief Data Scientist at Neuberger Berman, on using alternative data sets to improve insights into portfolios, deep diving int
Sunsuper pays equity managers on net performance
Sunsuper, the $66 billion industry fund, has changed the way it judges equity managers in a bid to stop them boosting gross returns through short-term trading.
UniSuper, First State keep powder dry on private equity
As a record amount of money chases private equity deals and pushes prices higher, two of Australia’s largest super funds are limiting their exposure to around 5 per cent, preferring publicly-listed companies instead.
Human trust under threat with rise of AI
AI will play a big role in shaping the way human trust evolves and therefore how financial institutions, whose core business involves garnering trust, will progress.
Photo gallery: Equities Summit 2019
The 2019 Equities Summit took place at the InterContinental, Double Bay, Sydney, 29 October, 2019.
Mercer’s Kylie Willment reinvents the CIO role
After two years as CIO at Mercer Australia, Kylie Willment has revamped the team, expanded her role, handed more power to three of her executives and made the portfolio more resilient.
Vision Super calls on funds to pressure BHP
The $10 billion industry fund has called on its peers to force the world’s largest mining company to suspend ties with lobby groups whose actions go against the Paris Agreement.
ESSSuper goes digital with Iress deal
The $31 billion Emergency Services and State Super fund has partnered with Australian software company Iress to provide new digital services for its members that will see most back offices functions be automated.
Navigating the credit markets
As the outlook for economic growth becomes more uncertain and markets more volatile, fund managers say there are still plenty of opportunities to make money in credit.
