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No golden ticket for super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... Williams said investments in gold failed to provide a safe haven from market volatility in March. Williams said gold's performance during the COVID-19 market shocks raises questions about its role in super fund portfolios. "The evidence from March is ...

Former State Super investments chief returns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... involved," Johnson said. "I am confident that her proven skills will help State Super maintain its superior investment performance and leading member service standards even in today's highly challenging superannuation environment." State Super chief ...

VIC, TAS lead Australia: CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... state and territory economies were positioned heading into the COVID-19 pandemic. CommSec said Tasmania's economic performance ranking hasn't been this strong since October 2009. Additionally, the ACT overtook NSW into third position with its highest ...

Aussie ETF investors got oil bets wrong before crash

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... negative prices. "While this change can be expected to temporarily result in a higher level of tracking error for fund performance relative to the index than otherwise would be the case (as the index will continue to reflect the one-month contract) ...

The blame game

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... detrimental impacts." Superannuation is a long-term investment for members, and Griffith said the short-term focus on performance is doing a disservice to the industry. "APRA's 'traffic light' approach can potentially result in net cash outflows from ...

Members begin to turn on industry funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... shows members' opinions of industry superannuation funds are starting to turn, after weeks of scrutiny over their performance during the COVID-19 crisis. According to Roy Morgan's latest superannuation customer satisfaction findings, member satisfaction ...

Boutique launches new Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... investors. We hope to be able to provide a new alternative." The fund is priced at 0.75% in management fees plus a 15% performance fee on above benchmark returns (waived for any periods or negative return). Minimum investment size is $10,000. For now ...

Best, worst global equities funds in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... stock-specific issues in some of its largest positions." Morningstar said while it usually doesn't focus on short-term performance, analysing it in periods of stress can be helpful in seeing if the strategy is performing as intended, if they are providing ...

AMP bleeds $18 billion

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... $116 billion. At the end of the last quarter the firm was managing around $134 billion. However, not all of AMP's performance can be put down to the pandemic. All told, almost $2 billion walked out the door during the first quarter, including around ...

Best, worst performing Aussie equities funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... 1.4% below benchmark for mid/small managers. "While we don't like to focus on short-term returns, analysing the performance of different strategies during an extreme market event can be instructive," Morningstar said. The best performer in large-cap ...