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A case for flexible asset allocation: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... multiple market environments. "The purpose of [flexible multi-asset allocation] is not simply to increase risk and chase returns but more importantly to avoid risks and be able to move towards capital preservation during times such as this," First Sentier ...

No golden ticket for super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
March provided evidence that superannuation funds won't be able to guild returns through investments in gold, according to Parametric. Parametric managing director of research Raewyn Williams said investments in gold failed to provide a safe haven from ...

Former State Super investments chief returns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
A former State Super chief investment officer is returning to the fund as a director. Lisbeth Rasmussen has joined the board of State Super, three years after departing the fund and the role of chief investment officer. Rasmussen left the fund in late ...

Future Fund falls 3.4% in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... Fund stood at $162 billion at March end, after returning -3.4% in March quarter, which takes this financial year's returns so far to -0.2%. Returns for 10 years are 9.2%. March quarter returns were helped by the options, rates and currency strategies ...

LGIAsuper revises down unlisted assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... valuation of its property portfolio by 5% and infrastructure portfolio by 3%. The changes translate to a -1% reduction in returns for both MySuper and diversified growth option members and a -4% fall in returns for property option members, the fund estimated. ...

The next big short

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... are the one part of life where you get what you don't pay for. "In that environment, when people are thinking about returns that can be muted over the long term, costs become more important, and that has been a massive driving force which has helped ...

The blame game

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... understand that past performance is not indicative of future performance. "With the traffic lights, the emphasis on past returns could be interpreted by members as a basis for forward looking investment decisions," he said. "There needs to be a lot more ...

Members begin to turn on industry funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... superannuation funds going forward will be finding ways to maintain customer satisfaction amid trying market conditions, reduced returns and ongoing uncertainty." Levine said that while the short term performance of industry funds was negative, long-term ...

Boutique launches new Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... pay a dividend in near future. In March, the fund returned -1.03% compared to S&P/ASX Midcap 50 Accumulation Index's returns of -2.3%. Top holdings in the portfolio at month end were Resmed, TPG, A2, Magellan and Breville Group. "Both BKI and WHSP ...

Best, worst global equities funds in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... Asia Ex Japan NR AUD) and 13.09% (MSCI Europe NR AUD). Consequently, all global equities funds analysed posted negative returns for the quarter but returns ranged from -0.58% for the best performer to -27.07% for the worst one. The five best performing ...