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AllianceBernstein wins industry fund mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... investment in Green MVE is a way for us to reduce the carbon intensity and risk of our portfolio without impacting the expected returns of our members. Overall, we believe considering a cost of carbon in the investment process helps reduce the risks ...

Best and worst performing global shares funds revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... to June end and so, relative to that investors have lost out by investing in these funds when they could have had index returns if they were in something like the Vanguard ETF [ASX: VGS]." The winners were: Zurich Investments Unhedged Global Gr (25.65%) ...

What Future Fund looks for in managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... private debt, property, infrastructure, timberland and alternatives accounted for about 45% of the portfolio at June end. Returns for the main fund for FY19 were 11.5%. Norris added that the fund looked for consistent investment processes which value ...

BetaShares defends Dividend Harvester ETF after critical report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... rating. The fund was the subject of a critical Lonsec report which criticised the "capital erosion" suffered by the product. Returns from the Dividend Harvester Fund have remained modest; since 2014 there has not been a single year where shares in the ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... diversity, workplace culture, governance and the impact of climate change can pose very real long-term risks to our investment returns," she added, "so it is critical that the fund managers we work with not only identify these risks but, put in place ...

Global manager wins Zurich mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... Growth Fund - as it looks to protect against uncertain market directions. Insight's fund aims to provide investors with returns while markets are volatile, and invests in assets with a linkage to inflation. Its total return component targets sources ...

AXA IM dips toes in Aussie student housing

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... sectors in Australia." "We have a high conviction for alternative real estate classes given their attractive relative returns potential and the underlying fundamental growth drivers that support them. We are attracted to the Australian student housing ...

Foresight launches new wholesale fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... Australian wholesale investors with access to the Climate Bonds Initiative certified green debt. It is designed to generate returns by investing in Australia-based and mostly small-scale renewable energy projects - with the objective of offering investors ...

Time to reset member return expectations?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... the GFC and real asset values have grown as interest rates have fallen. Consequently, we have had ten years of strong returns which have been great for all members. But what of the next 10 years?" With past performance no reliable indicator of a fund's ...

BT faces fees for no service class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... given complete discretion about the interest rates that it would pass on to members, and at times kept almost half of the returns on members' money for itself. "Superannuation members trusted BT with their retirement savings, but instead of seeking ...