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It was during a family sojourn to the seaside town of Pescara, Italy, Rob DeDominicis first laid eyes on what would become the harbinger of his future. Andrew McKean writes.
Industry funds outperform because they have more of their funds invested in growth assets - the one and only objective is to produce the highest return with less regard for risk.
A review of the APRA heat maps show that often their returns are no better than retail on a like for like basis.
Of course, I wouldn't expect research by ISA to reach this conclusion.