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UniSuper scolds Aussie equity fundies

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... Aussie equities managers and sent three of them packing. "The real disappointment for the year was the general under-performance of our external managers of Australian share portfolios, with most of them failing to beat their benchmarks," the fund said ...

Super fund renews admin contract

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... for many years. The contract provides for the development of new products and services to support Rest in delivering performance for its members. The key terms of the contract include a fixed core fee in conjunction with variable based fees for core ...

Netwealth FUA, adviser numbers rise

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... committed to always acting ethically, being transparent and accountable. These attributes are essential for the long-term performance, sustainability and success of Netwealth." Meanwhile, the Royal Commission also led to a number of financial advisers ...

AMP Capital restructures real estate arm

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... during the transition. Hourigan said the new structure would deliver a "relentless and common focus" on delivering performance for the fund manager's clients. "It's all about ensuring we continue to innovate to provide new opportunities relevant to our ...

Chief economist update: Will Australia avoid another global recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... hold out or would it luck out? For sure, the "Lucky Country" would make it to its 28th year recession-free economic performance (the last recession was in the June quarter of 1991) with us, Australians all, merely waiting for the June quarter 2019's ...

Magellan posts bumper profits, raising $275m

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... well-performing equities funds are now managing an average of $75.8 billion (up 28%) and raked in about $84 million in performance fees, which is more than double the performance fees they collected last year. Overall, the group reported NPAT of $377 ...

Zurich inks exclusive retail distribution deal

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... reluctant to part with equity. Celeste was chosen after an internal search of all Aussie small caps managers with good performance, low downside, capacity and stable teams. Drennan has worked with Celeste's chief investment officer Frank Villante ...

CFS trims corporate super distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... all business development managers - come as FirstChoice Employer's net assets stagnate even though the retail fund's performance is in the top quartile. This leaves CFS's corporate superannuation team with 22 people, which includes functions such as ...

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
... the loss at trial into a 195% return. Muddy Waters said: "Napo is a stranger-than-fiction example of manipulating performance and profit metrics." "Not only do we view [Burford's ] management as having acted highly unethically in this instance, but ...