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Super funds react to market sell off

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... maintain a long-term view of investments and is still invested in quality stocks that it believes will help to produce returns, despite the precautions. "Our view is that, while there is a lot of noise in the media about the investment outlook, corporate ...

Chief economist update: Fear and loathing on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... (-15.6%); S&P 500 (-9.4%) and DJIA (-8.4%). The sell-off has also turned the benchmarks' double or near double-digit returns for 2018 to losses (only the Nasdaq remains in positive return territory - up 3% this year to date but sharply down from ...

Billionaire investor says markets in late cycle but anything possible

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... Capital invests in distressed debt and the turning markets cycles have yielded the firm's best buying opportunities and returns, Marks said. "The six years in the last 30 had very high returns. The other periods were good but the best periods were ...

Under the hood of low-fee funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... them into two categories: those with management fee below 0.58% and those with above it. Both groups achieved similar returns over five years to June 30 (8.5% and 8.4%). Yet when the markets went down, the performance in the two groups differed widely. ...

What 1% in fees could do to investments

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... with just $896,508 which is almost 26% less. InvestSMART chief executive Ron Hodge said in most cases, fees rather than returns make the biggest difference to investors' quality of life in later years. "People don't realise the magic of compound interest," ...

SMSFs most affordable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... more active diversified options. Ultimately fees, particularly investment fees should be seen in light of net investment returns and risk." The average MySuper total expense ratio (TER) currently sits at 1.20%, meaning for every $100,000 in super there's ...

Northern Trust appoints head of quant

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... adoption of our quantitative investment strategies - which are purposefully built to help investors achieve targeted excess returns and avoid unintended risks," Rebelo said. "As we continue to expand within the region, Scott's extensive experience ...

The top-performing ETFs in September are...

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
An ASX-listed ETF that tracks palladium metal delivered the best returns in September, while ETFs tracking small caps took a beating. ETF Securities' Physical Palladium ETF (ETPMPD) returned close to 12% in September as the silvery-white metal's ...

Cbus invests in UK infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... David Atkin said the infrastructure portfolio is integral to the fund's success in delivering resilient long-term returns to members. "Forth Ports has a proven track record of strong performance and high growth, with a strong management team that ...

Industry fund renews custodian

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... with HESTA to support its broad-ranging investment strategy and deliver innovative solutions focused on enhancing member returns. "HESTA is one of the industry's most respected and best performing superannuation funds that continues to demonstrate ...