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Early release to bite retirement hard

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... $45,000 a year, with 1% p.a. wage inflation and is paid contributions at current SG level of 9.5%. Their superannuation fund returns 5% before fees. The member would end up with $423,309 in superannuation savings by the time they are 65 years old. However ...

Calls for super release to borrow from RBA

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... against their superannuation savings with zero interest rates, allowing them to repay their super funds when their income returns to "normal". These repayments could be made through a higher tax rate on future earnings, or through voluntary contributions. ...

Industry fund boss exits

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... Super. "We are totally member-focused, and woven into the fabric of our industries. We've delivered very competitive returns, at low fees, while also supporting our members and industries," Russell said. "I think it's disappointing that government ...

Investment specialist joins sustainable fund manager

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... "Increasingly investors are looking to identify differentiated investment opportunities, which deliver competitive risk-adjusted returns and satisfy their ESG investment requirements," O'Dea said. "Lighthouse is well positioned to assist investors to ...

SMSFs expected to outperform: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... has since dropped to 26%, which is around $750 billion. "A higher than average exposure to cash previously dampened the returns of the average SMSF when compared to a retail or not-for-profit fund, so perhaps it also damaged their appeal." Interest in ...

Perpetual exits MySuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... million. The previous financial year saw contributions of around $24 million. Perpetual MySuper ranked 21st for one-year returns to June 2019, however it sits in 52nd place over five years. For comparison, CareSuper is ranked 11th over five years. "The ...

Low rates support some bond managers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... leading the way, followed by Pendal Fixed Interest and Schroders Fixed Income Fund - Wholesale. This is based on unit price returns between February 21 and March 16. The outperformance was partially to do with each funds long rate exposures across Australia ...

Elanor launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... yield of 7.5%, we are positive that our proven active asset management capability will deliver superior risk adjusted returns for our investors." Elanor chief executive Glenn Willis said the group is positive about the investment prospects within the ...

Coronavirus puts rocket under shorting ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... according to Morningstar which today released its list of best and worst performing equities funds in the recent periods. BEAR returns 0.9% to 1.1% return every time the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index falls 1%. Its leveraged version, BBOZ, delivers 2 ...

Prodigy folds, two boutiques to shut

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... this financial year. August last year and January were particularly bad for it, with the fund posting -9.4% and -8.8% in returns. The second boutique, Flinders Investment Partners, was the only well-performing boutique. It returned 6.2% above the benchmark ...