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Active funds outperform passive strategies - sometimes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... demonstrate superiority, while passive funds remain dominant in markets with representative indexes. According to the research house's inaugural Australian Active/Passive Barometer, active funds in the Australian mid/small blend category consistently ...

Legalsuper hits members with increased fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... superannuation account. The rebate amount will now be directed to the fund to cover account administration expenses. According to research from Rainmaker Information, legalsuper's MySuper balanced option yielded a 6.8% return over a three-year period ...

American Century unveils new global strategy

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
... Michael Liss, and portfolio manager David Byrns, will invest in 45-75 securities selected using bottom-up, fundamental research and a proprietary sustainability framework. "The team will leverage our proprietary Improvement Pathway (IP) framework to ...

Maple-Brown Abbott names distribution heads

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023
... The fund manager has named Simon Beram, its former senior investment specialist, as the new head of institutional and research relationships. Beram has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services sector and, since joining the firm in 2006 ...

Future Super acquires GuildSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... continue to prioritise the financial futures of women and their families." Rainmaker Information executive director of research Alex Dunnin agrees there is a "values alignment" between the two parties. "Future Super and GuildSuper entering into this ...

Cost-of-living crisis puts young members at risk: Rest

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... that 73% of its young members experiencing financial stress say that it's adversely affecting their mental health. The research discovered that young Rest members are disproportionately facing high levels of stress, deteriorating mental and physical ...

Campbell Lutyens opens local office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
... most recently managed QIC's $2 billion unlisted infrastructure portfolio as well as the infrastructure team's research program. In 2018, Siapikoudis spent two years as managing director of real assets consultancy Atticus Capital. Earlier, he ...

Frontier calls out structural super fund flaws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
... income, leaving an average of 30% of their accumulated superannuation funds untouched. Further, the asset consultant's research, which surveyed 3500 members from various super funds, revealed that although only 7% of members expressed a desire to ...

Adviser numbers steady, but shortfall predicted

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
... advisers join their AFSLs over the past 12 months. Overall, 5537 advisers are aligned, and 10,476 are non-aligned. The research follows the release of Investment Trends' recent 2023 Adviser Business Model Report, which found that while the number ...

High-performing firms reveal strategies behind success

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... enables frontline staff to focus on client service and outcomes, which strengthens a business' value proposition. The research shows that high-performing firms are supported on average by 1.8 full-time equivalent support staff per adviser," she said. ...