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Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... engagements aren't for ethical reasons per se, but rather as a function to promote better long term financial performance of the companies as investments (ESG risk factors)," Steffanoni said. He said, in situations like this one, super funds might ...

AMP closes ethical option to super members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... frames, and was also below its five-year and seven-year objectives. "The first quarter for 2020 was challenging for fund performance given significant falls in listed markets," the update said. The funds' investments in growth assets were "significantly ...

Schroders readies private assets offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... in a good position to be buying assets," she said. The fees are set at 1.8% per year in total costs. There are no performance fees. "One thing we did when we started to think about this fund is we wanted it to be clean and transparent. That's something ...

SG Hiscock, Morgan Stanley launch global equity funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... Boom said inherent to the investment approach is the belief that considering ESG factors is essential to compounding performance returns. "The result is a high-conviction global equity portfolio that is strong on engagement, low on carbon and built on ...

Bank hires new wealth chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... clarity around accountability, consistent with the BEAR regulatory requirements and will see the bank up for improved performance." Van Horen will commence in the role effective 4 August 2020. In addition, Suncorp announced a range of other operating ...

Industry super pours $19.5bn into Australian recovery

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... make assets more energy efficient. Infrastructure investments, despite their illiquidity, are "critical to the good performance of the funds", the ISA said, and can achieve strong returns for investors. "Analysis shows that $100 invested in unlisted ...

APRA heatmap sees members save on fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... to be among the cheapest offerings. Covering 90 MySuper products in total, the update does not include investment performance or sustainability as the regulator expects material changes in this area to take longer to manifest, and for COVID-19 to have ...

Perth hit worst in housing crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... "The Australian housing market is not one market, but a collection of many. Over the past few months, dwelling market performance has varied by region, in both a cyclical and structural way," Owen said. "As per historic cycles, the most expensive parts ...

ESG continues to outperform: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... according to a new report from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). The report, COVID-19 and the performance of responsible investments, said in a time of massive market disruption, responsible investment funds that integrate ESG ...

Rice Warner questions super return targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... as the recent past," Rice Warner said. The firm said it is ironic that many consumers are still likely to use past performance to compare funds, even though the industry is constantly at pains to emphasise that past performance is not a reliable indicator ...