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SMC highlights long-term benefits of investing in private markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... equity, international listed equity, and private equity (internal rate of return), and found the performance of each returned 8.3%, 12.1%, and 14.7%, respectively, in the five years to 30 September 2024. "Over the long-term, funds with more illiquid ...

Labor vs Liberal: Which government is better for Australian stocks?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... (1975 to 1983) delivered annualised returns of 5.7%. Under Labor's Bob Hawke and Paul Keating (1983 to 1996), the index returned 16.5% per year. John Howard's Liberal government (1996 to 2007) produced 14.3% annually. Labor's term under Kevin Rudd, Julia ...

US financial market dominance can't last indefinitely: MSCI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
The US stock market has returned nearly twice as much as international markets since the Global Financial Crisis, which subsequently resulted in its share of global equity market capitalisation approaching almost 70% by the end of last year. History ...

Mercer Super recruits whistleblower as risk chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... risk function. He was with UniSuper for three years. At the time, Gentilin called his redundancy "disappointing" and returned to consulting. Speaking of his new role at Mercer Super, the incoming risk lead said he was "honoured" to be appointed chief ...

The top-performing (and worst) asset classes of the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... market equities, which were bolstered by strong showing of India and Southeast Asia. Emerging markets, however, which returned 18% year over year, lagged developed markets, "as investors fretted over the potential impact of tariffs on exports." European ...

Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... March 31, topping its annual target; though its quarterly performance undershot the benchmark. The sovereign wealth fund returned 1.2% for the March quarter, below the 1.9% target. However, over the long run, the fund has made a habit of beating the ...

NZ Super recognised for two decades of outperformance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... over the 20 years to June 2024 significantly outperformed its peers. Over the period, the average sovereign wealth fund returned 6.4% and the average pension fund return was 6.8%, but NZ Super Fund achieved an average annualised return of 10.03%. Over ...

Ellerston Capital awards distribution mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... million. Its portfolio companies include Mable, Phocas, Prospecta, SiteMinder, and Tyro. Since its 2018 inception, it's returned 14.89%. Meanwhile, the Ellerston Mid Cap Opportunities Fund was launched in March and invests in a portfolio of between 25 ...

The top Australian small-cap fund, year after year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... Australian small-cap fund rankings across all timeframes, according to the latest Mercer investment survey. The fund has returned 39.6% over one year besting the median fund's 3.5% return and S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries benchmark's -1.33%. Over ...

Aware Super on hunt for new chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... 8.2%. Where the Rainmaker MySuper index achieved 5.4% for the 12 months to March end, Aware Super's default option returned 6.3%. She said the fund is delighted Graham is staying on to lead its global activities, which will "further elevate our international ...