Thanks to the rise of behavioural finance, funds managers are generally aware of the innate human biases which influence decisions. Whether they can adjust for them is another question. Now, with economists involved in the study and measurement of happiness, the role of optimism is being analysed at both the organisational and individual level. STEPHEN SHORE investigates how managers can harness exuberance, without letting it overtake them.
Warakirri gets set to open the doors to new investment team
ABN Amro Asset Management has responded to attempts to poach senior members of its Australian equity team by devising a new incentive structure, to which its star analysts have broadly agreed.
Warakirri gets set to open the doors to new investment teams
ABN Amro Asset Management has responded to attempts to poach senior members of its Australian equity team by devising a new incentive structure, to which its star analysts have broadly agreed.
Awards for those who ‘do it differently’
ABN Amro Asset Management has responded to attempts to poach senior members of its Australian equity team by devising a new incentive structure, to which its star analysts have broadly agreed.
VFMC wins grant to expand Melbourne investment talent
ABN Amro Asset Management has responded to attempts to poach senior members of its Australian equity team by devising a new incentive structure, to which its star analysts have broadly agreed.
India trip breeds caution for super CIOs
ABN Amro Asset Management has responded to attempts to poach senior members of its Australian equity team by devising a new incentive structure, to which its star analysts have broadly agreed.
APRA examines links between MTAA Super and MTAA
ABN Amro Asset Management has responded to attempts to poach senior members of its Australian equity team by devising a new incentive structure, to which its star analysts have broadly agreed.
Awards for those who ‘do it differently'
ABN Amro Asset Management has responded to attempts to poach senior members of its Australian equity team by devising a new incentive structure, to which its star analysts have broadly agreed.
The case for hedge funds of funds – it’s all in the research
In a world where funds managers of all descriptions are under increasing pressure to demonstrate added value, the role of hedge funds-of-funds (FoFs) is being continually scrutinised.
Slow motion train wreck does not mean recession – Artefact
Having the “best balance sheets in a generation” should allow non-financial companies to keep the world out of recession, according to a London-based hedge fund manager.
Warwick Negus: one-man boutique incubator
The chief executive of Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Warwick Negus, has made a private investment of $10 million in a Sydney-based global equities boutique.
Ex-CBA Super exec to front consultants for UBS GAM
UBS Global Asset Management has hired a former manager of investments at Commonwealth Bank Officers Super Fund to be its head of institutional consulting relations.
