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Private market investment impediments not insurmountable: Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... limitations, particularly because the determination of a strategies success is done by comparing an asset class to a benchmark without allowance for risk. "The severe consequences of failing the benchmarking process means superannuation funds will be ...

Colonial First State launches sustainable growth fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... environmental benefits. "This is exactly what Thrive+ seeks to achieve," she said. It aims to outperform the option's composite benchmark over rolling three-year periods. "The active management of the fund allows investors to not only avoid investing ...

Perpetual appoints head of equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
Perpetual has promoted Vince Pezzullo to head of equities within Perpetual Asset Management Australia. Pezzullo's appointment follows the resignation of current head of equities Paul Skamvougeras. Despite his departure from the role, Skamvougeras ...

YFYS manipulation leaves members worse off: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
... reducing exposure to 'other' investments, while increasing exposure to cash and fixed income. The other investments benchmark index has averaged 5.1% per annum over the eight years to June, compared to 1.8% for fixed income and 1.2% for cash. "So, this ...

Magellan seeks $1m increase to director fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
Magellan is seeking to increase the maximum remuneration paid to all non-executive directors from $750,000 to $1.75 million. Magellan has scheduled an Extraordinary General Meeting to vote on the matter on December 14. The last time shareholders approved ...

Man GLG launches Asia Opportunities Fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... derive most of their revenue from the Asian region. The fund aims to achieve a gross return of 3-5% greater than its benchmark, the MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Net Index, over three to five years. GSFM is the responsible entity and distributor in ...

Super fund with highest customer satisfaction named

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
Roy Morgan's Superannuation Satisfaction report shows an overall decline in super fund satisfaction, but several funds have bucked the trend. The report said that overall, funds scored a satisfaction rating of 67.9% in September 2022, a decrease ...

Women-led global equities teams outperform in downturn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... Rowe Price. Investment Metrics evaluated the gross-of-fee calendar year active returns against each portfolio's style benchmark from 2012 through 2021, as well as the year-to-date performance through September 2022. The MSCI All-Country World style indices ...

Cbus overhauls climate change reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
Cbus has updated its climate change roadmap to meet its 2030 target of reducing emissions by 45%, including a change in reporting for portfolio emissions that sees the fund's reported emissions reductions restated to reflect real-world outcomes. The ...

Federal Reserve raises rates 0.75%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
... increases will be necessary to bring inflation down to target. Following the central bank's decision, the federal funds rate benchmark sits between 3.75% and 4%. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the Fed is moving its policy stance purposefully ...