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ESG mispriced by markets: CFSGAM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
The value of responsible investment is being mispriced by markets due to short-termism and other barriers, according to Colonial First State Global Asset Management research. CFSGAM undertook a survey of all staff worldwide to determine their perspectives ...

Human Super appoints inaugural chief executive

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
A former head of investment trusts marketing at J.P. Morgan Asset Management has been appointed the inaugural chief executive of Human Super. Pascale Helyar-Moray will take leadership of the newly launched product effective immediately and hopes to ...

Lonsec grows retirement panel membership

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
Challenger is the latest to join Lonsec's thought leadership panel aiming to provide financial planners insights and solutions when it comes to advising clients on retirement. Lonsec Retire is an initiative between the research firm and actuarial provider ...

Central Banks fail to disappoint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Central bank decisions, forward guidance or even a word change in policy statements move markets. Not that anyone has to be reminded about this truism of course. The world's four major central banks - the Fed, the ECB, the BOJ and the BOE - and the ...

Short selling is 'smart money': Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
Even though short sellers found it tough to generate absolute returns in 2016, the strategy remains an important source of returns for Australian shares long-short fund managers. A study by investment research firm Zenith found profiting from short ...

Weaker returns for SMSFs: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
Self-managed super funds delivered lower returns compared to MySuper products in the 12 months to April, according to Rainmaker's SuperGuard 360 SMSF performance index. The SG360 SMSF reference index generated a return of 10.3%, slightly underperforming ...

Advisers must prepare for the next generation of clients

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
Financial advisers who take the initiative to understand new financial products favoured by millennials will be the first in line to secure the next generation of clients, according to former XY adviser and author Clayton Daniel. Speaking to Financial ...

Super funds not future ready: Mercer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
Fund trustees and executives must start thinking about the future and take ownership of what their funds can control to ensure long-term growth and sustainability. Discussing Mercer's 2020 Super Fund Executive Report - Change or be Changed, Mercer managing ...

VicSuper launches ESG member option

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
VicSuper is launching a socially responsible investment option in response to extensive employer and member concerns about climate change, human rights violations and companies involved in potentially harmful activities. The new option follows on from ...

Hunter Hall funds and LIC receive makeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
The investment strategies for Hunter Hall's international equities funds will be updated following its merger with Pengana Capital, while the Hunter Hall Global Value board has also received a shakeup. Maintaining the current ethical screens in their ...