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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 ...

Pension funds sue Allianz Global Investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... ramifications, and urged investors to "resist our inclination to buy the dip." The funds however, did the opposite by selling short equity put options worth US$117 million, while purchasing long equity put options worth only US$67 million. Essentially ...

Active manager performance slumps: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... as the "de facto scorekeeper of the ongoing active versus passive debate", exposed performance issues over the long and short term as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between January and March 2020, SPIVA reported many active managers improved their ...

Six Park, Rollit Wealth announce partnership

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... their best financial life," he said. "It worries us that many working Australians are risking their pay cheques chasing short-term gains in the volatile COVID-19 share market." Employees will now be able to access low-cost, diversified investments guided ...

Chief economist update: Rents under covid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... in supply. "The supply of properties on the long-term rental market has increased as properties previously listed on the short-term market and newly completed dwellings have become available". "Rental vacancy rates have increased, particularly in areas ...

Morningstar ratings tally for global equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... Platinum International Fund and Platinum Unhedged Fund). Other downgrades included the Acadian Wholesale Global Equity Long Short, Arrowstreet Global Equity Hedged/ Arrowstreet Global Equity, IFP Global Franchise Fund (Hedged), Pan-Tribal Global Equity ...

Responsible lending laws to be revoked

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... "The government's solution is to take on more debt with fewer protections. Unsustainable debt hurts real people and is a short-sighted fix for a flailing economy," she said. "Watering down credit protections will leave individuals and families at severe ...

Many who accessed ERS unsure of impact: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
New research has identified that urgent short-term need for money is the main driver for people withdrawing their superannuation savings under the COVID-19 ERS scheme. The study, conducted by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Aging Research ...

817 super complaints during COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... related to delays in payments. It was challenging for many superannuation funds to process such a high number of requests in a short period of time. AFCA worked proactively with the funds to resolve consumer concerns as they arose and to learn any lessons ...

Chief economist update: RBA negative on negative interest rate policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... period of low equilibrium rates." But just as Debelle notes: "The empirical evidence on negative rates is mixed. In the short-term, they can contribute to a lower exchange rate. In the medium term, the effectiveness can wane including through the effect ...