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Labor calls for end to war on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... would mean is that super funds would have to hold more cash to pay out like a big bank ATM, rather than getting better returns by investing in assets for the long term." In his speech, the shadow assistant treasurer and shadow minister for financial ...

Chief economist update: US labour market turns V-shaped

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... distancing and lockdown restrictions anew. Then again, the Fed and the White House are prepared to do more if the worse returns. The Fed's reportedly deliberating unlimited buying of US Treasuries to keep yields at a targeted rate. US President Trump ...

Hundreds of billions ripped from super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... performance results should spur members of MySuper funds. "There's a long [way] to go however, but given that during the GFC returns got as low as -21% these results are remarkable," Dunnin said.

Sustainable dividend stocks offer yield opportunities: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... drawdowns. "Narrow breadth can last for extended periods of time, however past episodes have signaled below average market returns and eventual momentum reversals leading to larger than average prospective drawdowns," it said. "In addition to the Tech ...

MySuper goes back-to-back in the black

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
For the second consecutive month, Australia's MySuper options have generated positive returns, after a couple of negative months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Latest Rainmaker research shows the average return for MySuper products in May was 2.1%, which ...

Hedge funds record best month since GFC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
Hedge funds in April posted their highest one-month returns since May 2009, but still have a long way to go before they can pare back March quarter losses. Preqin's All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returned 5.82% in April as most stock markets rebounded ...

Global manager rolls out local access to alternatives fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... associated derivatives and commodities, and employs a "portfolio protection strategy" to generate uncorrelated positive returns during periods of market stress. The fund follows six strategies, including aiming to capitalise on the misplacing of convertible ...

Newgate fund starts new life

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... will be based out of United Kingdom. The management costs will halve from 1.5% per year to 75bps. The manager change also returns the fund to normal daily redemptions, after it tightened them to monthly in April amid COVID-19 uncertainty. Sanlam Private ...

Impact investing set to skyrocket: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... investors believe impact investing will grow in significance, with measurable impact, mission alignment and financial returns driving this. "As evidence mounts that companies with better records on social issues, environmental sustainability and good ...

APRA pushes for super fund consolidation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... declining member contributions taking their toll on both the underperformers and those at the top of the table. Declining returns going forward, reduced portfolios and dwindling membership bases will also present major problems, particularly when it ...