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Tax impacting super fund investment strategies: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... super funds' long horizon approach to investing. The research, titled Unlocked: A Framework for Superannuation Equity Portfolio Evolution in a Taxable Environment said the taxation system is acting as a roadblock to most funds. "In Australia, funds invest ...

Saxo Markets adds options to platform

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... them make more informed decisions. "For traders and investors who are looking for enhanced risk management and equity portfolio strategies, ETOs serve as a powerful tool for hedging risk and generating income on ASX shares." The ETOs, available over ...

First State to dump $40m of thermal coal holdings

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
The $120 billion industry super fund has announced it will divest $40 million of its equity portfolio, including its indexed exposures, from thermal coal miners from October and will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its listed equities exposures by ...

SG Hiscock, Morgan Stanley launch global equity funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... considering ESG factors is essential to compounding performance returns. "The result is a high-conviction global equity portfolio that is strong on engagement, low on carbon and built on quality," he said. "These considerations are increasingly valued ...

Eaton Vance wins super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... industry to really move on this," ACSRF chief executive Greg Cantor said. Under it, Parametric will manage the equity portfolio as part of ACSRF's RetireSmart pension solution. The goal is to generate consistent income for retiree members while ensuring ...

Man Group hires from BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... career at BlackRock, joining its Hong Kong team in 2011. Prior to that, Swan spent 17 years at J.P. Morgan in equity portfolio management and research roles. "We have been looking to expand our Asia offering for a number of years, but have been patient ...

Chief economist update: Lock us down Scotty!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
Think your 30-50% year-to-date loss in your equity portfolio is bad? Just wait until all buyers disappear, consumed by a tiny speck of micro-organism. Remember Murphy's Law? "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong". Monetary and Keynesian stimulus ...

Hamish Douglass remains confident amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... in the world; just doing what we did a decade ago is not going to work in the future." He believes the global equity portfolio is well positioned to weather the spreading pandemic. "Our portfolio holds few or no investments across industries that are ...

VicSuper hits sustainability target early

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... their retirement savings support the SDG goals, including a dollar contribution on each SDG across the fund's equity portfolio and several assets, such as low carbon equities and solar. VicSuper chief executive Michael Dundon said that as community expectations ...

Research budgets shrink at UK asset managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
Asset managers in the United Kingdom have shrunk their research budgets by up to 30% but are delivering millions in benefits to investors, according to the UK financial authority's review of MiFID II. The Financial Conduct Authority yesterday published ...