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Super fund names head of portfolio design

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... structure is part of our ambitious and broad strategy to internalise asset management and continue delivering excellent performance for our members over the long term," Sawtell-Rickson said. "Stephanie joins us as a seasoned leader with more than 20 ...

History is repeating itself: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... capital for growth initiatives such as acquisitions and investment." Smart said there are similarities regarding the performance of investment styles and market dynamics during the two crises. During the GFC, the growth investment style exhibited a stronger ...

Pendal adds SRI lense to multi-asset fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... credentials. A landmark research report identified a positive correlation between sustainability and good financial performance in 80% of studies analysed," Blayney pointed out. "Our analysis found that negatively screened companies are in sectors more ...

New fund launches on ASX

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... risk, with an investment period of at least five years. Investors will pay a 1.25% per annum management fee, and a performance fee of 20% of the outperformance in any performance fee calculation period. The fund is seeking to deliver a target distribution ...

Dividend yield set to dial down to zero

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... tentatively begun, he said. "This is not yet true in Australia, with many cyclically-exposed sectors lagging the price performance of their overseas counterparts," Mawhinney said. "Despite earnings and dividend headwinds, we believe investors with a ...

Super fund names chief risk officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... Raftis said: "I am thrilled to be joining a fund with such a strong reputation for delivering excellent investment performance while also being member-focussed and a great place to work." The position has been vacant since Ruby Yadav stepped down in ...

Calls for index industry disruption

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... as analytical tools: They help investors understand risk and return, assemble diversified portfolios, and measure performance," Lefkovitz said. "Not only will increased competition lower costs, it will also provide a more robust tool kit with which to ...

Best Australian equities funds, with risk considered

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... Report divided Australian equities funds into three categories: active core (tracking error of 1 to 5% per annum), high performance (tracking error of 5% plus), small caps (outside the S&P/ASX 100) considering their monthly returns for the three years ...

Volatility wreaks havoc with heat map measures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... between risk and return has practically vanished, leaving many funds exposed to APRA's MySuper heat map investment performance measure. New analysis prepared by Frontier Advisors principal consultant David Carruthers reveals the basis for investment ...

Which is the most important letter in ESG?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
New research from MSCI aims to explore the correlation between environmental, social and governance factors and performance by breaking down a company's ESG score by the letter. MSCI core equity research executive director Guido Giese said MSCI had ...