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NZ Super Fund posts record returns

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... liquidity give us some unique advantages in the investment marketplace both in New Zealand and overseas," Orr said. "Our active investment strategies and strong weighting towards growth assets exploit these advantages in a disciplined and cost-conscious ...

Emerging infrastructure funds struggling: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... globally reached a final close in the year to August, according to alternative assets researcher Preqin. The number of active emerging funds dropped from 106 in August 2016 to 87 unlisted infrastructure funds; targeted capital commitments have also fallen ...

Asset managers must work on unique value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... capabilities can provide their investment models through several channels. As asset managers rethink their approach to active investment strategies, the ability to package a firm's products in an asset allocation to help grow assets under management ...

SPIVA again scores active versus passive debate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... widely-used SPIVA scorecard, prepared semi-annually by S&P Dow Jones Indices, once again suggests the majority of Australian active managers underperformed their respective benchmarks over the 12 months to 30 June 2017. Describing itself as the "de facto ...

Physical health inspires financial health

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... their financial futures, with those who play sport regularly being 64% more likely to reach financial goals, while less active Australians are twice as likely to have no financial goals at all. Sporty Australian's are 66% more likely to make additional ...

Financial services employees want digital strategy input: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
Financial services' rapid deployment of intelligent customer-facing technologies are "existentially threatening" to a majority of the sector's employees, latest research shows. Three quarters (76%) of the 1390 respondents in a Microsoft survey believe ...

VanEck Australia makes first billion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
VanEck Australia credited investors buying smart beta ETFs with helping it accumulate $1 billion in funds under management in just three years. Achieving the milestone last week, Australia's fifth largest ETF provider said recent years have seen the ...

Former UBS exec joins Celeste

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... forward to continuing to work closely with him to generate attractive long-term performance for our clients." Celeste is an active equities manager with about $460 million in assets under management. It's majority-owned by its investment team; the 27.5% ...

Hastings names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... roles with UBS and Bankers Trust Australia. In announcing the leadership change, Scullin also said he will be taking a more active role in supporting Winder and the Hastings team which currently manages about $14.3 billion. It is understood that the ...

Untouched super sits at $18 billion: ATO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... more super accounts. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia suggests the ATO, which has the details of the active super accounts belonging to most individuals with unclaimed super, should return unclaimed funds currently captured by legislated ...