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Global manager rolls out local access to alternatives fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... alternative assets while minimising risk. According to the investment manager, the fund has "minimal correlation" with the performance of the major asset classes, which helps investors gain diversified protection when included as part of a balanced portfolio. ...

Plato fund to shutter

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... per year as fees. Since inception, it had returned 0.1% higher than its benchmark after fees to April end. However, performance for shorter time frames (five years, three years and one year to April end) was under the benchmark. The fund had $29.6 million ...

Impact investing set to skyrocket: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... awareness and interest in impact investing over recent years, as Australian investors increasingly see the strong performance of many impact investment products, as well as respond to the increasing demand from their clients and customers for their money ...

BlackRock iShares launches two ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... Australian corporate bonds. The iShares Yield Plus ETF (IYLD) tracks a customised Bloomberg index that measures the performance of the Australian corporate bond market after excluding issuance from the big four banks. IYLD is targeting 0.75% to 1% yield ...

COVID-19 deepens life insurer losses

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... revenue fell nearly 800% to -$10.4 billion, slicing the quarter's total revenue by 210%. "The life insurance industry's performance continues to worsen," APRA said in a statement. "This deterioration was caused by poor results in both the December and ...

Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... as responsible for the way they treat their employees, society and the environment as they are for their financial performance," he told Financial Standard. "Those that ignore their social and governance responsibilities during these uncertain times ...

Collapse of REITs spells opportunity: SG Hiscock

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... fundamentals; such as the more volatile income streams within the A-REIT index including development, funds management and performance fees. "We had been pushing up capitalisation rates and assigning lower multiples for other income sources." The global ...

APRA pushes for super fund consolidation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... funds facing, or at risk of facing, sustainability issues to develop and 'exit plan', saying this would ideally put performance triggers in place making it clear when trustees must make the call to exit. He also advised funds regularly scan the market ...

Super escapes COVID-19 hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... meltdown in response to the pandemic. This however compares to an 11% fall in the SelectingSuper MySuper and Default performance index over the same period. Barely inches from touching the $3 trillion mark in December, the super system is now smaller ...

Super fund to remediate members

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
An industry superannuation fund is remediating some members after identifying performance discrepancies in its cash and Australian bonds holdings. REI Super said the average estimated credit is less than $60 per member, and the effect of remediation ...