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CFA exam results out, record participation

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... investment profession, with ever more opportunities to make a positive impact." He added the complexities of delivering returns, especially within the context of global sustainability, means there is more demand for expert analysis and flexibility in ...

Managed funds versus the ASX 200

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... investment managers. And if it was tough for them, super funds that rely on these investment managers delivered lower returns to their members than they would have liked," Rainmaker director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said. "But the key question ...

Industry fund awards $150m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... selected Affirmative Investment Management (AIM) to manage its first green bond mandate, which aims to achieve financial returns, and generate positive environmental and social impact projects. The bond, hedged in Australian dollars, is benchmarked against ...

Cashwerkz hires distribution lead from Perpetual

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
... benefits of the Cashwerkz platform in two main areas - namely delivering better outcomes for advisers through improved returns for clients, and secondly simplified and improved compliance for advisers, dealer groups and investment platforms." Burbidge ...

Industry fund names new CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... previous role at Equipsuper his key achievements included lowering risk, producing significant cost savings and increasing returns for members," she said. Rieck commented he was looking forward to continuing LGIAsuper's 53-year legacy of supporting local ...

Plato to raise $200 million

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... Senior portfolio manager Peter Gardner said this diversified portfolio means the fund will be able to generate market-like returns with the same level of income as some of the high income stocks. "You're going to be get the advantages if there's ...

RWC expands global equities team

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
... generalist, covering a range of sectors. RWC says the Global Horizon team's UCITS SICAV fund aims to provide superior long-term returns by investing in a portfolio of global companies. According to its data, the fund has returned 41% over the last five ...

Low inflation rate masks rising living costs woes

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... rate in the asset test for the Age Pension but at the same time they have been facing increased costs of living and lower returns from investments, such as term deposits," he said. Fahy uses these figures to highlight the importance of having sufficient ...

Renewed calls for risk-adjusted returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
The endemic use of headline returns to pit a superannuation fund's performance against another has renewed calls for a fairer, like-for-like comparison that focuses on risk as the key metric. The propensity for research houses, the media - and even ...

Short-seller knife twist for YouTube fundie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... Muddy Waters says it is taking a short position on Burford because the company has been "egregiously" misrepresenting its returns. Burford is Woodford's second largest holding in its suspended Woodford Equity Income Fund - the suspension of which ...