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Schroders acquires majority stake in impact investor

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... seeking investments which have a beneficial impact on society and the environment, as well as generating positive financial returns. It also expands the asset manager's offering in private debt and private equity investments in emerging markets. Schroders ...

Shorting doesn't have to be risky: Solaris

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... dispel what he sees as some of the misconceptions about short selling. "Used effectively, shorting techniques can enhance returns without having the commensurate increased risk," Martin said. Solaris runs a 130/30 long short fund. That means the fund ...

Active, passive investing continues to confuse: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... globe understand the difference between active and passive investing, and only 68% were aware index funds provided market returns in either direction but offered no protection from market failures. The findings, from Natixis' Global Survey of Individual ...

First State Super, VicSuper merger talks progress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... State's 67%. From an age perspective, VicSuper's average member is 45, while First State's is 46. In terms of investment returns, MySuper investment returns from June 30 show VicSuper has achieved a five-year return of 8.23%, close to First State's 8.3%. ...

Cooper Investors launches equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... said. "Investing in a lower risk portfolio that aims to protect capital yet still experiencing market or above market returns over the longer term is highly desirable for those investors in pensions phase or for charities and foundations." The fund will ...

New investment role at industry fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... global investment organisation, ensuring HESTA is well-positioned to continue to deliver strong, sustainable long-term returns to members," Brown said. While the head of investment execution is a newly created role for the fund, Brown will be taking ...

Average Aussie $560k richer with advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... tax-smart investing. It estimates an adviser's ability to mitigate behavioural mistakes alone adds 1.9% in additional returns to a client's portfolio. Those behavioural mistakes include loss aversion, over-confidence, herding, familiarity and mental ...

Portfolio manager caught out faking returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
A portfolio manager artificially inflated a fund's returns and collected a large bonus on the back of it, the US corporate regulator alleged. New Jersey-based portfolio manager and trader Swapnil Rege was employed by a company referred to as Fund Adviser ...

Mercer unveils best-performing Aussie equity funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... Afterpay) and healthcare (CSL and Resmed). Out of the major Australian equity indices, the S&P/ASX 50 delivered the highest returns, while the Small Ordinaries Index had the weakest returns. The March quarter showed the opposite results, Vrkic said ...

Tasplan recruits new chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... Mercer, one of the largest investment advisors in the world, will no doubt assist Tasplan in continuing to deliver excellent returns for our members." Prior to Mercer, Stuart held roles with HSBC Asset Management, Victorian Funds Management Corporation ...