A centralised database which reduces the time lag between the trading of an exotic derivative and its reconciliation, and gives a clearer picture of how that derivative is impacting an institution’s entire investment spectrum, will be crucial in the stricter regulatory environment ahead writes PETER HILL, the managing director of SimCorp Asia. The current economic … Read more
State Street Corporation recently released a ‘ Vision Report’ on sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). The latest report assesses the impact of SWFs on the global economy. With nearly US$3 trillion in aggregate financial resources and a rapid growth trajectory, SWFs are increasingly important cross-border investors. Here, GEORGE HOGUET, a senior portfolio manager and global investment … Read more
State Street Corporation recently released a ‘ Vision Report’ on sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). The latest report assesses the impact of SWFs on the global economy. With nearly US$3 trillion in aggregate financial resources and a rapid growth trajectory, SWFs are increasingly important cross-border investors. Here, GEORGE HOGUET, a senior portfolio manager and global investment … Read more
People tend to do things that make them feel good, and avoid things that make them feel bad. Intuitive, as the revelations of psychology often are, this nugget has found new application in explaining some of the seemingly irrational behaviour of individual investors. STEPHEN SHORE reports. Nicholas Barberis, professor of finance at the Yale School … Read more
People tend to do things that make them feel good, and avoid things that make them feel bad. Intuitive, as the revelations of psychology often are, this nugget has found new application in explaining some of the seemingly irrational behaviour of individual investors. STEPHEN SHORE reports. Nicholas Barberis, professor of finance at the Yale School … Read more
Value managers of Australian equities are waiting for the real economy to catch up with their portfolios. SIMON MUMME speaks with some value veterans about the prospects of a big recovery for their style. Their results became public knowledge in mid-October. Value managers, the traditional preservers of capital in tough times, have registered their one-year … Read more
Value managers of Australian equities are waiting for the real economy to catch up with their portfolios. SIMON MUMME speaks with some value veterans about the prospects of a big recovery for their style. Their results became public knowledge in mid-October. Value managers, the traditional preservers of capital in tough times, have registered their one-year … Read more
InTech appointed former Rothschild Australia Asset Management exec director, Daryl Hawkey, as a non-exec director, while van Eyk tapped former Russell head of insto business Steve Roberts for its board. Former hedge fund manager Geoff Weir was appointed managing director of the Australian Financial Centre Forum , a join government/financial services industry initiative to position … Read more
InTech appointed former Rothschild Australia Asset Management exec director, Daryl Hawkey, as a non-exec director, while van Eyk tapped former Russell head of insto business Steve Roberts for its board. Former hedge fund manager Geoff Weir was appointed managing director of the Australian Financial Centre Forum , a join government/financial services industry initiative to position … Read more
The QSuper investment committee will review the function of the head of investment services position at the fund before seeking to replace Michael Drew, who vacated the role last month for a position in academia. Drew provided technical and strategic advice to the $23 billion QSuper regarding the investment program implemented by its funds manager, … Read more
The QSuper investment committee will review the function of the head of investment services position at the fund before seeking to replace Michael Drew, who vacated the role last month for a position in academia. Drew provided technical and strategic advice to the $23 billion QSuper regarding the investment program implemented by its funds manager, … Read more
Makybe Diva did it. Now HostPlus has won three in a row taking out the 2008 SuperRatings Fund of the Year award. David Elia, who inherited a fractured board as chief executive of HostPlus only a few years ago, has turned the fund around to be innovative from an investment point of view, but also … Read more
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