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Sydney boutique shutters fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... mid-way through the crash as the market became oversold and remained as such since early March." In April, it posted -2.45% returns for the month, as S&P 500 returned 12.68% (in USD) after rallying in the month. "The VIX index declined from the 50s back ...

Industry fund backs tobacco-free pledge

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... one of Australia's largest super funds, our aim is to provide our members with the best possible long-term, sustainable returns while being a force for good in our community." Sustainable organisations deliver for members over the long term, she said. ...

The future is fast arriving: BlackRock

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... expectations - and shift our strategic asset class preferences away from nominal government bonds and toward credit." Five-year returns are expected to be negative across developed markets, the Institute said, with yields dropping sharply across nominal ...

Australia only needs 15 super funds: Consultant

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... half of the median cost for a retail fund," Chhikara said. While industry funds have consistently delivered better net returns for members, more than half of them are facing headwinds when it comes to their economics. Nineteen out of the 34 remaining ...

TPB cracks down on 74 tax practitioners

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... fraudulent SMSF Auditor Numbers (SANs). In 2019, the ATO started a compliance campaign that involved reviewing SMSF annual returns. It found that 74 practitioners representing 106 funds had lodged annual returns for the 2017 financial year with an incorrect ...

Create coalitions for change: Martin Currie

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... how a business is evolving, how it is impacted by changes in the external environment and how it can deliver sustainable returns over the long term while creating value for all of its stakeholders," Martin Currie's head of stewardship and ESG David Sheasby ...

Ignorance isn't bliss in super: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... Investments also found that only one in five of those surveyed pointed to asset allocation as a key determinant for driving returns, demonstrating a lack of literacy surrounding superannuation in Australia. "As an industry we can, and should, be doing ...

Balanced funds fundamentally flawed

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... breakdowns are particularly damaging to those in or near retirement, and avoided by those investors that seek more absolute returns with a focus upon protecting wealth. For those nearing retirement, he recommends investors build an "all-weather" portfolio ...

IFM Investors ready to ramp up corporate lending

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... cardboard maker Vizy Industries. It has also financed infrastructure projects including New Royal Adelaide Hospital. Its returns in lending to companies range from BBSW plus 250 to 400 bps for large caps, investment grade to BBSW plus 450 to 800/900 ...

Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... recovery. The index has lifted 18.3% since the beginning of April, compared to the top 50 lifting only 3.2%. Although returns have been varied, Macquarie Australian Small Companies Fund portfolio manager Derek Bilney told Financial Standard small caps ...