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Hedge funds battle identity crisis

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... a negative full-year performance. Although this is not indicative of Australian returns, Dunn adds there is plenty of room for improvement and that hedge funds' mandate for institutional clients to find "true alternatives" has not been fully realised. ...

Super gets reality check on engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... mental health treatment. This would have never been imagined before and if it can work in mental health, there has to be room for experimentation in super as difficult as it might seem within the regulatory parameters," Kirkland said.

Collaboration key to surviving change

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... registration exam to assess competency for highly experienced advisers. "We're still pushing on this, sitting advisers in a room for three hours in a closed book exam environment, not quite sure how that tests whether you're going to be a good adviser ...

New energy benchmark guide for instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... offering a payback period of less than three years." The index suggests 70% of companies analysed could have significant room for improvement around energy use across the sectors of airlines, automobile manufacturing, chemicals, construction materials ...

FSC releases policy priorities for next parliament

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... world-leading financial system is stable, secure and innovative," she added. "The FSI 'health check' found there was room for improvement especially in respect of competition, stronger enforcement of the law and better governance."

MSCI measures insto ESG exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... was developed following a client consultation with more than 25 global asset owners and managers, who agreed "there is room for new impact-oriented thematic investment approaches in public equity markets." "To date, impact investing has largely been ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... 3.0% in 2017. IMF economic counsellor and director of research, Maurice Obsfeld, warned that "Lower growth means less room for error" adding that, "Persistent slow growth has scarring effects that themselves reduce potential output and with it, demand ...

Labor will announce retirement income priorities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... Chalmers said. "When Labor was last in government one of the big priorities and one of the most costly things we found room for in the budget was an increase in the age pension by about $30. You can't pretend away that people will be on the pension ...

New how-to guide for ESG reporting

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... 2009. Year-on-year our sustainability reporting research has shown a continuous progress in reporting, but there's still room for improvement." Loane added shareholders and analysts are increasingly focusing on ESG reporting to gauge companies' performance ...

Renewed calls to remove super from political cycle

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... highest end now," said George. "Taking the SG to 12% is a really important policy." Ralston said she felt there was "room for improvement" in the way super was being administered. "We're 20 years into a system that will be mature at the 40 year mark ...