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WAM pushes for HHY closure

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... the All Ords Index, it said. HHY's net tangible assets have also fallen by 29.2% since 2 August 2016 compared to its benchmark. "In light of these facts, we believe that unitholders have no other choice but to wind up HHY," WAM said.

Fidelity launches active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... ticker code FEMX. The ETF is based on Fidelity's five-year-old Global Emerging Markets Fund which has outstripped the benchmark by 1.15% since inception. FEMX's launch is the first of many that could come out of Fidelity's ETF banner in Australia ...

TAL refutes duty of good faith breaches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... practice, accordingly, cannot constitute conduct that contravened a professional standard or a recognised and widely adopted benchmark for conduct," TAL said. "To the contrary, the practice was accepted industry-wide."

NZ Super Fund delivers 12.4pct, braces for future

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
The NZ Super Fund delivered 12.43% in FY18, beating its passive reference portfolio benchmark by 2.02% and is now bracing for a changing economic landscape. The $39 billion fund has reaped the rewards of its growth-asset allocations but is now reducing ...

Fidelity cuts management fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... version of Fidelity's Global Equities Fund to 1.04%. The Fidelity Global Emerging Markets Fund has achieved 1.15% of above-benchmark active returns since its December 2013 inception to August end. It holds 30 to 50 stocks and is managed by Alex Duffy. ...

EQT appoints asset management leaders

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... structuring and execution of investments to the firm, and pointed out Haynes track record of producing consistent above benchmark results. Thompson noted the firm's history of focusing on client needs, and said he and Haynes were excited to build on ...

Dishonest advice fees dent Westpac earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... results on November 5 and, despite the additional provisions, the group said it remains well placed to meet APRA's capital benchmark.

Boutique manager expands research team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... two classes. Since March 26 inception, class A (base fee option of 1.5%) has returned 11.2% which is 0.2% above the benchmark MSCI AC World Accum Index (AUD). Class B (performance fee option, 1.10% plus 15% of excess returns over benchmark with a high ...

WDE board pushes for takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... a diversified portfolio of Australian shares. WAM Capital said WDE's investment manager has "underperformed its benchmark since inception" and its shares have traded at a "perennial discount" to reported pre-tax net tangible assets. WDE shares traded ...

MSCI launches tobacco exclusion indexes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
MSCI launched a series of market capitalisation weighted indexes excluding stocks involved in tobacco production. The new suite of indexes exclude all companies classified as producers of tobacco, and also excludes companies deriving 5% or more aggregate ...