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Industry super satisfaction continues

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... the super sector with the retail sector continuing to be weighed down by Royal Commission fallout. Latest Roy Morgan research shows the 12 months to July served to stretch the domination of industry super funds, with more than 62.8% of industry fund ...

Best and worst performing global shares funds revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
New Morningstar research has revealed the best and worst performing actively-managed global shares funds to June end. The top 10 performers all delivered more than 20% in the first six months of the year, stripping the benchmark by at least 3%. Zurich ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... (Systematic Investing Multifactor Opportunities Strategy). The strategy is one that was developed following internal research examining the links between key ESG factors and long-term corporate performance, according to the fund's chief executive ...

HSBC GAM names new investment chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... global chief executive Nicolas Moreau. The appointment follows that of Tina Radovic to the role of global head of credit research last month. Radovic is responsible for leading HSBC GAM's global credit research platform and was previously head of credit ...

Suitability of managed accounts grows

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... that with continued feedback and use from advisers, platforms and producers will continue to build this capability." The research also shows there were more than 2270 model portfolios available as at June 2019. About 4% of respondents to the survey said ...

Industry fund adds to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... Eaton Vance where she represented its investment managers and affiliates to the ANZ region, including ESG manager Calvert Research. ACSRF chief investment Michael Block said the fund has run a responsible investment option (previously managed by AMP ...

Chief economist update: Fed has Trump's trade war number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... he's demanding the Fed cut interest rates by another 100 basis points and re-start QE. The Fed strikes back. A recent research paper published by the Fed, titled The Economic Effects of Trade Policy Uncertainty, quantified the direct and indirect ...

Priced out: Advice affordability at risk

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... the main barrier to accessing advice. Lifespan Financial Planning chief executive Eugene Ardino says at the same time research revealed Australians view advice as too expensive, the industry is having reforms thrust upon it that could substantially increase ...

Super fund bolsters leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
A $21 billion corporate superannuation fund has appointed the former head of research at JCP Investment Partners to a newly created role. TelstraSuper is welcoming David Humphreys to the newly created role of head of sustainable investment. Humphreys ...

Time to reset member return expectations?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
Research house Rice Warner has openly questioned whether superannuation funds should begin resetting the return expectations of members. With difficult economic headwinds prevailing, Rice Warner is concerned superannuation funds have made a rod for ...