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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 ...

Artificial intelligence provides adviser advantage

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... Bordignon said. The e-book looks at 'The Exponential Digital Social World' and provides guidance on defining targets, benchmarking, and mapping pathways for transition. The framework can also be used to construct digital balance sheet reporting. Bordignon ...

Roaring forties produce super member tailwinds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... rates," Tully said. The super fund's views on growth assets is one shared by Rainmaker. In the researcher's latest benchmarking report it notes strong annual investment performance "has largely been driven by strong performance in growth assets." "Listed ...

Australian impact investing primed to reach $32bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... The forum will also benefit from research Impact Investing Australia has incubated, including the Impact Survey and Benchmarking Report on impact investment activity and performance. Responsible Investment Association Australasia's (RIAA) chief executive ...

Markets ignoring climate crisis: Hewson

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... these issues - a direct personal liability, and I think then you'll get a completely different attitude." The latest benchmarking report from the AODP showed that an Australian fund, Local Government Super, tops the climate risk management charts. This ...

Technology features driving superannuation product development

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... offer discounted health insurance. The study, released as part of the latest edition of the Rainmaker Superannuation Benchmarking report, analysed more than 500 superannuation products and 5000 extra product features. Research conducted for the Benchmarking ...

Super insurance maintains active pricing: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... insurance rates or cover in the final quarter of 2016, latest Rainmaker research shows. The just-released Superannuation Benchmarking Report details how these super funds changed insurance rates or cover, looking at movement in rates across age cohorts ...

Super trustees need better vigilance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... superannuation industry to improve its strategic and business planning practices, and the approaches adopted for benchmarking, monitoring and reviewing the frameworks, processes and resources that support these activities. The regulator also said it ...