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Most global equities managers outperformed in 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
A majority of actively managed global equity funds outperformed the MSCI World Index for the year ending 30 September 2015, Zenith Investment Partners research shows. A total of 55% of funds on Zenith's Approved List outperformed the benchmark, which ...

Super fund appetite for property funding up

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
Australian superannuation funds are stepping in to fill a funding gap for property development left by the big four banks' increased capital requirements, according to a specialist capital provider. Real estate investment management firm Qualitas, which ...

Whitehelm Capital acquires 49% stake in GE business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... performance, predictable future returns, and an attractive acquisition multiple." Whitehelm currently has over $4.5 billion in funds under management and $15 billion in funds under advice.

Parliament tables new tax laws for investment trusts

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... Services Council (FSC) chief executive Sally Loane said that the changes will benefit foreign investors who want to allocate funds in Australia. "Offshore investors are often not familiar with the nuances of the Australian unit trust as an investment ...

Over 30% SMSFs hold low balances: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
A total of 32% of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) surveyed in a recent study held less than the $200,000 soft benchmark recommended by ASIC. The latest Financial Services Council (FSC) and UBS SMSF report shows that 19% of the 601 funds surveyed hold ...

Default super should have base ESG standard: RIAA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... that their super is invested without doing any harm. "This understanding has led to a rapid divestment from around 30 super funds in the last two years from tobacco, based on an increasingly clear view that the majority of beneficiaries do have some ...

US Fed cleared for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... telegraphs from the Fed - that a rate rise is coming in December - and the latest jobs report clearing the way for such, the fed funds futures market is only pricing in an 80% probability. That 20% likelihood of non-lift can be traced back to the still ...

SMSFs ramp up trading in turbulent markets

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... conservative investors." When comparing SMSF trustees with other retail investors, CommSec analysis found that individual funds trade equities twice as much as other investors. "Many people often view SMSF accounts as dormant with a lot of long-term ...

Retirement income to take super centre-stage

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... market is expected to increase to over $1 trillion by 2025, according to DEXX&R research. Currently, self-managed super funds represent the bulk of the retirement income sector, making up 55% ($336 billion) of retirement income funds under management. ...

Global divesting institutions reach 500

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... part of the campaign are faith-based groups, followed by foundations (25%), governmental organisations (13%) and pension funds (13%). For-profit corporations account for 3% of the total. A total of 113 Australian institutions have joined the campaign ...