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Super members should face "better off test"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... sales channels. It says this sidesteps laws which would otherwise require banks to act in customer's best interests. The analysis between Roy Morgan Research and ISA reveals a doubling in direct super sales advice from the big four banks between 2011 ...

Australian funds rank well on ESG

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... decision," said Sweeney. "Overall, it is an encouraging trend and supportive of the long term alpha opportunity from ESG analysis. But of course there are always opportunities for funds to improve their ESG focus." Lonsec Research's ESG Biometric rating ...

Invesco adds to property team

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... investments Matt Starr. In his role O'Loughlin will be responsible for financial modelling and real estate investment analysis. O'Loughlin joins IRE from Barwon Investment Partners where he was responsible for analysis and transaction due diligence. ...

Worst 'fat cat' funds have high fee diet

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... superannuation and managed fund performance, revealing high fees as the force behind underachievement. The study conducted analysis of 3,820 super and managed funds. This year it found 638 fat cat funds and 574 fit cat funds. A fund is a fit cat when ...

Masterfunds grow despite underperformance of platforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
... according to data from Strategic Insight. The research house, formerly known as Plan for Life, has released its annual analysis of wrap, platform and master trust managed funds, showing that the market has now grown to $689.1 billion in funds under management ...

Super fund investment transparency can improve

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... fees. The regulator is also working closely with the industry on performance reporting. On top of its survey, an industry analysis by Market Forces showed 83% of assets under management in Australia's 50 largest super funds are undisclosed, equating ...

Instos seeking smart carbon plays

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... thereby maintaining exposure to energy price factor risk. Recently the investment manager repeated its environmental impact analysis for the smaller cap global specialists strategy, assured by EY. Jenkyn-Jones says the additional metrics help investors ...

IFM active equity team wins first mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... approach, which combines the power and breadth of a quantitative approach with the judgment and skills of fundamental analysis, and the team has proven itself over the past 15 years in the Australian market." Davis added: "We have engaged with investors ...

New fund of funds taps Indian equity specialists

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... usually a specific allocation to India within any international or emerging markets fund, we'd contend and our correlation analysis proves that the risk-return outcomes for a portfolio are improved by a separate allocation to India." Hopley continued ...

Global equity managers not currency selectors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... global equity portfolios, including the use of active versus passive management and the management of currency. "This analysis confirms that equity style and currency significantly impact the performance of global equity funds. When investing in an active ...