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Active managers must promote success

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
As active funds continue to struggle to outperform benchmarks, those that do should sing praise, says S&P Dow Jones Indices country head for Australia and New Zealand, Daphne van der Oord. Speaking to the latest S&P Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) ...

Impact investing driving advice growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... that have demonstrated positive social outcomes with exceptional performance," Gunesekera says. Vice president, scientific active equities and member of BlackRock's global equity research team, Joanna Nash and her colleagues recognise the opportunity ...

Link makes Pillar bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... circling for months prior, Link officially expressed its acquisition interest in August. The firm has generally remained active in "considering and assessing any opportunities that may exist." The ACCC has previously said the sale of Pillar Administration ...

AustralianSuper enhances fund transparency

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... administrator Superpartners (owned by Link Group) to implement the project. "There is also significantly more information about our Active Own program. This program ensures we exert our voting rights and also liaise directly with companies to make our ...

Suncorp CFO says financial services disenfranchised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... public policies, resulting in the reactive policy developments occurring today and increased competition. "We have not been active enough in ensuring the facts are clearly articulated to balance the argument being perpetrated by sections of the community ...

Netwealth partners for new private label

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Netwealth has partnered with a boutique wealth management firm to launch a private label managed account. The platform provider has teamed up with Cardena Private Wealth to offer a variety of multi-asset, objectives-based models which utilise dynamic ...

Challis Capital wins property mandate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... developers. Director of Challis Capital Partners Bill Salouris said: "Foreign investment in the housing market, as well as an active market of mid-sized developers, is essential to address this shortage." "While there has been a significant recent pick ...

Super funds should enforce corporate conduct: ASFA

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
It isn't "radical" for super funds to take an active role in corporate governance in listed companies, according to former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chair Jim Minto. Speaking at the 2016 ASFA Conference on the Gold Coast, Minto ...

New fund manager hot property

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... retail, office and industrial assets across the eastern seaboard. We will be targeting assets where we can add value through active asset management and re-development, as well as identifying future high growth commercial property areas," Hardie said. ...

Retirement fears herald advice opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
Less than one in 10 super fund members are confident they will be able to finance their retirement, the latest research from Investment Trends shows. The research firm's 2016 Member Sentiment and Communications Report shows less than 10% of members ...