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Put risk on the super comparison table: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... superannuation. This makes it particularly difficult for consumers to make apples with apples comparisons when trying to assess performance in line with risk," Wade said. Wade pointed to how several funds had increased their exposure to unlisted property ...

Aussie active managers underperform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... investment categories underperformed their respective benchmark returns. The research looked at active core, high performance and small companies funds. Active core is defined as products with an investment objective of outperforming the benchmark with ...

MySuper not the only problem: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... O'Halloran yesterday said more than 176,000 new accounts were created for MySuper products in the bottom quartile for performance, pointing the finger at a "badly designed default system" and labelling super an "unlucky lottery". But Scheerlinck hit ...

Insider trading rife among company directors: ANU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... these contrary trades were being made with non-public knowledge, privy only to company insiders, about the future performance of the firm. This most certainly amounts to insider trading under the law." "It was the exact opposite of what you'd expect ...

Bloomberg launches equity benchmarks

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... for the index family. The new indices focus on industry-specific ESG factors most likely to influence the financial performance of companies, it said. Also offered now are ESG policy benchmarks and custom indices that maximize the R-Factor ESG score. ...

Industry funds confirm merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... continue to focus on ensuring our merged funds continue to deliver high-quality products and services, investment performance and retirement outcomes for our 1.2 million members and their families," he said. Club Super chair Sharron Caddie said the merger ...

Businesses warned to avoid dud funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... poll conducted at the talk showed 76% of those who participated consider fees to be the most important factor, after performance, when selecting a default super offering. "Taking the time to choose the right fund matters because there is such variation ...

Super trustees must do better: Byres

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... on transparency are also part of the new method. Combining the two, APRA will begin publishing a "selected set" of performance-related measures and benchmarks, otherwise known as the regulator's previously flagged "traffic light" system. "Our goal here ...

Neuberger Berman launches new fund

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... portfolio diversification and a dynamic approach to duration management and sector allocations for its historical performance. According to the asset manager, the strategy has delivered positive returns in 13 out of the 15 years since inception.

Lifecycle strategies now mainstream: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... indicating the growing popularity of lifecycle strategies," Rainmaker senior analyst Pooja Antil said. In terms of performance, lifecycle MySuper outperformed single strategy for younger age groups. "The lifecycle age cohort indexes marginally outperformed ...