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The ugly truth: Unattractive fund managers are investment darlings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... deep learning model to quantify facial attractiveness, unattractive fund managers notched up an extra 0.17% in monthly returns, eclipsing those deemed more conventionally attractive. The study posited that while good-looking managers might be hired for ...

ISPT to offload retail, office properties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... divesting tactical assets and re-calibrating our existing sector exposures to create a diversified portfolio we can optimise returns for our investors," ISPT head of funds management Matthew Brown said. "We are pleased to bring these properties to market ...

Selfwealth ditches Stake takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... positioned to take advantage of growth opportunities, maximise the company's value and deliver growing shareholder returns," Selfwealth said.

Keppel private fund expands into Australia

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... investment officer Christina Tan said. "The education market is a resilient one, with education assets offering stable returns and inflation-adjusted rentals." The two assets include an existing purpose-built campus located in Kensington (currently fully ...

AustralianSuper merges real assets functions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... members' retirement savings at increasing scale, we need to reconsider our approach to ensure we can deliver strong long-term returns not just today but for decades to come. 'Aligned to our growing size, we need to find ways to simultaneously invest ...

Best and worst ETFs of past 12 months

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... FANG+ ETF and the Global X Semiconductor ETF (SEMI) topped its rankings with gains of 56.1% and 55.5%, respectively. These returns are largely attributed to the explosive performance of artificial intelligence companies, like NVIDIA. Next in line, the ...

I can only apologise: PwC boss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... year, the profits of the partnership are distributed to those partners. And those profits are placed onto the personal tax returns of every single partner." Moving on, Burrowes said PwC recognises that there needs to be an appropriate mechanism to regulate ...

Pengana launches first global private credit fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... said the portfolio is highly diversified and specifically designed to deliver low volatility and attractive risk-adjusted returns. "Growth in global private credit has been strong for the last 15 years," Richardson said. "Private credit has grown rapidly ...

Private credit boom sweeps Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... declined since 2016 as the low-interest rate environment drove many to increase weightings to equities in search of higher returns. This drastically changed with the rapid growth in credit issued between 2020 and mid-2022. While Europe and North America ...

Meat industry super fund rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... the day they join, through their entire work life and into retirement, with competitive products and solid investment returns," he said. "We've become the leading super fund in the meat industry because we've worked hard to understand our members and ...