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IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... that our investors expect to hold for the long term. If these investments are to generate strong, long-term sustainable returns, we need to ensure that they continue to play an important role in society in a net zero economy."

AustralianSuper skewers draft disclosure laws

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... the release of sensitive commercial information which could be used to place its members at a disadvantage, impacting returns and causing an increase in costs. The fund said the regulations also reduce the opportunity for super funds to partner on major ...

Gauging the Future Fund's MySuper potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... competition. He proposed the Future Fund become the default option for workers, while others looked at the fund's historic returns and made claims of it outperforming MySuper. "The Future Fund is a professional and high performing investment fund, but ...

AMP Capital divests majority stake in train company

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... fourth successful exit from our global infrastructure equity strategy over the past year, crystallising consistently strong returns for our clients." Angel Trains chief executive Malcolm Brown said the firm is committed to the success of the UK rail ...

MySuper continues stellar performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
MySuper products continue to deliver returns averaging 20% at the end of July, Rainmaker analysis shows. Rainmaker's MySuper Index returned 19.2% in the year to July 2021, surpassing June's rolling one-year return by 40 basis points. This makes July ...

AustralianSuper to shutter property option

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... retail, commercial and industrial assets. The property option was a small part of this, totaling $1.3 billion in 2018. Its returns have ticked down over the years. In the year ending September 2018, the property option returned 7.5%. Nearly three years ...

Time to weed out dud funds: Delaney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... Delaney suggested some members might be in a fund with an investment approach that is too defensive - failing to maximise returns. But if performance testing just compares that to a defensive benchmark the fund could very well pass while still failing ...

New investment model for affordable housing proposed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... investors would essentially take on a sovereign risk, like that of sovereign debt. The investment is not exposed to rent returns or occupancy level risks, the risk is in the certainty of payments from the Australian government. Commenting on how this ...

Aware Super to offload farm assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... the funds' investment has significantly enhanced the farmland and achieved major environmental benefits, as well as good returns for members. "As was always the intention though, following 15 successful years - and consistent with broader portfolio decisions ...

How YFYS test will change currency investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... the balanced portfolios of Australian super funds. "Higher hedge ratios have historically been associated with higher returns over the long run, driven largely by elevated AUD interest rate 'carry'," Simmons said For example, he said there was a 30% ...