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Women-led super funds outperform, so why so few leaders

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... VicSuper, MTAA Super, REI Super, BUSSQ and Tasplan. Rainmaker said the fact this list includes some of Australia's leading or top performing superannuation funds reinforces the central theme of the 2016 W-index analysis. Rainmaker said while many other ...

AFA chief executive steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... on professional standards and codes in the near term, as well as supporting Kewin in making a successful transition to the top role. "We are now entering the next phase of implementing the professional standards legislation where our members will get ...

2017 to usher in stock-picker renaissance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... correspond with a broader shift towards allocations to active management: "It was harder to justify when the benchmark was in the top decile for a lot of different indices, but that's no longer the case. Allocations to passive are fine when the flows ...

Australian hedge fund tops global ranking

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
Tribeca Investment Partners' Global Natural Resources Fund is ranked as the top performing hedge fund globally. The natural resources fund reported a net return of 148.7% in 2016 based on a core long/short strategy in equities, credit and commodities ...

What a drag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... growth rate in the domestic economy up to 2.4% from 1.9% in the third quarter and bringing the domestic economy back at the top of charts relative to major developed economies. Using the same year-over-year measure, the US grew by 1.9% in the December ...

YBR partnership drives wealth renewal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
In transforming its wealth division Yellow Brick Road will work with an industry software provider to benefit its network of franchisee owners. YBR will roll out Rubik's scaled advice software Provisio to its franchisees, enabling them to write 80% ...

Arnhem SMA rating receives upgrade

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... Australia+ portfolio comprises up to 30 stocks across both Australian and international markets, providing a 4% gross yield on top of capital growth from top quartile growth companies. Meanwhile, Lonsec reaffirmed Arnhem's Global Growth SMA rating as ...

Netwealth dominating platform sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... platform functionality, netwealth maintained dominance while a strong performance in 2016 saw HUB24 climb to second overall. The top five was rounded out by Colonial First State FirstWrap, Asgard eWRAP and Macquarie Wrap (including Perpetual Private ...

Passive is a Faustian bargain: Ariel CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... be difficult for large passive managers to both find a buyer and liquidate without losing a significant amount of value. On top of this, Bhansali dismissed the conventional wisdom about the virtues of passive versus active investment, arguing that "going ...

BT Panorama adds super and insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... self-managed super funds and is registered with about 3000 advisers. By funds under administration, BT is now the industry's top retail platform provider. The platform also recently integrated BT's new sustainaiblity scoring for investments, which tracks ...