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Colonial First State reports strong super returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... lower than the average MySuper fund. CFS chief investment officer Jonathan Armitage attributed the strong investment performance to strong returns in global and domestic equities. "The strength of global share markets has really been the core driver ...

HESTA returns 9.1% to members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... financial markets and cost-of-living pressures, the fund has continued to build on its strong long-term investment performance. She added that strong long-term investment performance would help retirees maintain their savings while they draw an income ...

Australian wealth rises to $16.2tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
... assets contributed 0.9 percentage points to growth in household wealth this quarter and was driven by strong investment performance in both domestic and overseas markets. Households' direct ownership of shares and other equity contributed an additional ...

Aware Super hires head of corporate development

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... integrate new merger partners and offer bespoke member experiences." "This, coupled with their award-winning investment performance and innovative product offerings including their insurance and MySuper Lifecycle product, make them a compelling market ...

Platinum's FUM dips below $14bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024
... its peers also makes a return to net inflows challenging, Morningstar added, noting that its aggregate investment performance lags at least 78% compared to its peers over the one-, three- and five-year time horizons.

Performance test needs better metrics, durability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... Super (YFYS) performance test was designed to protect members from underperforming products with respect to investment performance and fees, it tends to focus on the investment implementation of the strategic asset allocation (SAA) aspect as opposed ...

Vanguard Super lowers fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
Vanguard Super is reducing its annual administration fees off the back of strong investment performance and its short time in the market. All members will see annual administration fee go from 0.35% to 0.33% per year and the admin fee cap lower from ...

The funds delivering up to 30% returns: Mercer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
Mercer's investment performance charts have revealed which Australian funds are giving investors the biggest returns, with some delivering over 30%. ECP Asset Management's All Cap fund was the top performer, delivering a massive 32% annual return, before ...

Platinum announces strategic review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2024
... "It has been a difficult year so far at Platinum. We have seen net outflows, declines in revenue and our investment performance is not where we would like it to be for our clients. Change is necessary and, whilst we have a full agenda, I am confident ...

Actuaries Institute proposes new performance test measure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... strategies. "... the risk-adjusted metric should ensure sufficient weighting is placed on fees by testing investment performance after accounting for both investment and administration fees. This also avoids the risk of any gaming in trustees classifying ...