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Super fees outpace asset growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... faster than the underlying assets being managed, latest research shows. Rainmaker Information's March quarter Benchmarking report shows members paid a total of $32 billion in super fees in the 12 months to 30 June 2018, rising 10% on the prior corresponding ...

Impact investing reports sharp growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... 2014-15 financial year. Produced in partnership with Swinburne University's Centre for Social Impact, RIAA's benchmarking report reveals funds raised through green bonds have significantly contributed to the growth in impact investments. RIAA ...

Thought leadership: Building portfolios for market crises

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... says it comes down to individual investment philosophies and where advised clients are starting from. "If you are benchmarking investments against the market then you're going to have that conversation with clients about what you're doing relative to ...

AMP platform fees laid bare

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... pressed Keating why nothing was done to adjust prices, when it had a wealth of information supplied by its own internal benchmarking team proving its products were not priced fairly - data that went as far back as 2013 to 2016. Keating said of the decision ...

SG non-compliance declining: ATO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... contributions - about five million more than the prior corresponding period, according to the SuperStream annual benchmarking report. Since 1 July 2014, the overall rate of contributions complying with the standards has also been growing progressively ...

MySuper growth leads industry

KANIKA SOOD, DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... three-year high, being the first double digit average calendar year return since 2013. This said, Rainmaker's latest Benchmarking report shows the SelectingSuper workplace Default/MySuper Index having a negative monthly return of 0.3% in February. "The ...

Industry fund creates finance role

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... and analytics centre of excellence from scratch. He has deep experience in best practice reporting, forecasting and benchmarking. He knows how to drive change, and in his role at Westpac spearheaded the process of integrating two finance teams after ...

SPIVA again scores active versus passive debate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... be truly active. You can't play on the margins. One of the things that has really hurt active managers is closet benchmarking; you know, trying not to be too far away from the benchmark while still charging active fees. That has definitely put us in ...

Super fund property manager leads global sustainability ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... 10% in the ISPT Core Fund and 16% for 50 Lon. "The annual GRESB survey provides us with an opportunity for global benchmarking of our portfolio performance," ISPT general manager, sustainability and technical services Alicia Maynard said. "We continue ...

Setting the active record straight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... be truly active. You can't play on the margins. One of the things that has really hurt active managers is closet benchmarking; you know, trying not to be too far away from the benchmark while still charging active fees. That has definitely put us in ...