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Sunsuper adds long/short to Aussie equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
The industry fund is adding a long/short manager to its Australian equities allocation after sticking with long-only strategies. Sunsuper head of listed markets Greg Barnes said the fund is looking to add what he describes as an "extended alpha" strategy ...

No evidence lower SG will result in higher wages: ACTU summit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... those speaking at the ACTU Emergency Super Summit. Executive director at Per Capita, Emma Dawson said indication that a lower SG will help build wages growth is fundamentally incorrect. "The last time the SG rise was frozen in 2014, the average worker ...

Watermark LIC seeks restructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... management fees on the new, unlisted managed fund for the first year, and redemption fees will be rebated for the first year (lower of 2% of the NAV or 2 cents). However, if the scheme is implemented, ALF will have to pay $2.5 million as termination ...

IRESS caves in, ups OneVue bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... have continued to buy OVH stock since last year, including at as high as 44 cents a share in August 2019 and at the much lower 11 cents a share in March. By mid-June they owned 14.96% of OVH stock. They have continued to buy more since IRESS's June ...

Corporate fund overhauls admin fees, premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... role in managing their accounts. Members will also see a decrease in death and TPD premiums due to claims being slightly lower than expected - the reduction is expected to be by an average of 3.5%. However, from the start of October income protection ...

Chief economist update: Rents under covid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... while at the same time reducing its immigration intake. "Treasury forecasts that Australia's population will be 11.2% lower by June 2021 compared with pre-COVID-19 projections, equivalent to around 400,000 fewer residents." The drying up of rental ...

Robeco extends exclusions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... Victor Verberk said. "Our move to exclude investments in fossil fuels from our funds is a further step in our efforts to lower the carbon footprint of our investments, transitioning to a lower carbon economy. "As global leader in sustainable investing ...

Need to recalibrate the fiscal strategy: Frydenberg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... in real and nominal terms." Frydenberg said in the near-term, real GDP is forecast to grow strongly, but will come off a lower base. By the end of 2020-21, Frydenberg said Australia's real economy is expected to be around 6% smaller than forecast in ...

Super funds squander member money: Bragg

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... book, Bad Egg: How to Fix Super, outlining many of these points, one of which is allowing members, especially those who earn lower incomes, to use their super to purchase their first home. Mulino said that such a proposal "takes away the integrity of ...

Chief economist update: October rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... as the Australian Financial Review (AFR) puts it: "the market was pricing in the possibility that the Reserve Bank will lower the overnight cash rate and the three-year bond target to below 0.25 per cent, as well as cut the rate paid to banks that keep ...