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Best Australian equities funds, with risk considered

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... according to Rainmaker Information. The Rainmaker RMetrics Report divided Australian equities funds into three categories: active core (tracking error of 1 to 5% per annum), high performance (tracking error of 5% plus), small caps (outside the S&P/ASX ...

Super funds keep eye on Rio Tinto review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... meetings with the mining giant following the incident. "We will continue to monitor this issue as it unfolds and maintain our active engagement with Rio," a First State Super spokesperson told Financial Standard. "We will engage with other mining companies ...

Australia lagging on robo-advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... Investment Trends shows Australia is still lagging behind when it comes to the adoption of robo-advice, with just 7% of active online investors in the nation using robo-advice services in some shape or form. Compared with the US (23%) and even the UK ...

Chief economist update: Honey, COVID-19 got me sacked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
With most of us, Australians all, only just emerging from isolation and many businesses still locked down or operating with limitations, the rising rate of unemployment - from 5.2% in March to 6.4% in April to 7.1% in May - doesn't surprise. In ...

How competitive is the Australian ETF industry?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... concentrated between March 2019 and March 2020. Going by asset classes, Australian equities were the most competitive while active ETFs and smart beta products had the most concentration.

Pessimism strikes Australia, US optimistic

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... swings." The survey also found eight in 10 financial professionals (79%) believe the current environment is one that favours active management. Additionally, almost seven in 10 advisers agree investors have a false sense of security in passive investments ...

Pendal bolsters ESG fixed income capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... firm appointed SouthPeak Investment Management portfolio analyst Thomas Ciszewski as a volatility analyst to work on the active long volatility strategy fund. He will also be tasked with structuring defensive strategies across a range of the firm's funds. ...

Industry fund drops Rio Tinto amid sacred site outcry

HARRISON WORLEY, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... Salisbury is reported to have told staff. "First State Super will continue to monitor this issue as it unfolds and maintain our active engagement with Rio Tinto to ensure that there is appropriate accountability for its actions and that changes are instituted ...

Mirova chief labels ethical investing pledges hollow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
The chief executive of Mirova has refused to sign a pledge from global investors calling on nation leaders to invest sustainably in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, saying they are hollow words. Over 100 global investors signed a letter through ...

Research firm bolsters executive leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... Unity Investments head of distribution has been appointed to the executive leadership of a funds management research house. Active fund information source Australian Fund Monitors has appointed Damen Purcell as chief operating officer, bringing more ...