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Fund managers driven to alternatives: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... recommend investors be vigilant about the risks these more-esoteric assets bring," the report said. "Traditional risk metrics, like standard deviation, aren't particularly good at identifying the risks in less liquid assets with infrequent, and often ...

New Year, new APRA

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... KPI 6: Regulators actively contribute to the continuous improvement of regulatory frameworks. APRA plans to review the metrics they use to measure its performance against these KPIs in 2020.

What you read in 2019: Financial advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... benchmark salaries are now most likely calculated using a scorecard that looks at both financial and non-financial performance metrics, such as compliance ratings and client retention. The report also revealed the benchmark salaries for associate advisers ...

ESG scores may be inflated: Eaton Vance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... into their investment processes, they can mistakenly conflate ESG scores in practice with more familiar financial quality metrics, new research from Eaton Vance has revealed. The paper suggests the conflation stems from insufficient research that has ...

Industry funds dominate risk-adjusted MySuper returns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... Super, CBA Group Super, BUSSQ and WA Super. These products were also found to have some of the best downside protection metrics as well. "Rainmaker's RMetrics report aims to assess MySuper performance the same way many managed funds are assessed, using ...

Enforcement appetite is working: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... of other issues which are important for delivering a resilient financial system. "From the perspective of traditional metrics, the financial system and most entities within it are financially sound and resilient. This is important, and shouldn't be taken ...

No pat on the back for high performers: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... APRA's superannuation heat map will not feature any means for demonstrating high performance across any of the system's metrics, the regulator has revealed. APRA outlined its superannuation heat map at the 2019 ASFA Conference in Melbourne this ...

Fund Manager of the Year revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... Australian Fixed Interest Ardea Investment Management Exchange Traded Products iShares by BlackRock Listed Investment Company Metrics Credit Partners Alternative Strategies Partners Group Multi Asset -Diversified BlackRock Multi Asset - Real Return Perpetual ...

Funds management excellence to be recognised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... Investment Management (Australia) Limited VanEck Investments Limited Listed Investment Company Magellan Asset Management Metrics Credit Partners VGI Partners Pty Limited Alternative Strategies Man Group Partners Group Perpetual Investment Management ...

Undisclosed additional lending must stop

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
The practice of lending by an unregistered second ranking charge must stop, according to Metrics Credit Partners managing partner Andrew Lockhart. The practice of giving additional lending without disclosing it to the bank, typically for commercial ...