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Future Fund continues progress yet challenges lay ahead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... maintain a disciplined approach to long-term investing given the portfolio has been set up in such a fashion that good returns were possible without excessive risk. Chief executive officer David Neal expanded on the sentiment expressed by Costello, adding ...

XTB launches ESG fixed income portfolio

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... Australian market. Corporate bonds are the missing link on the ASX, providing retail investors with up to 50% greater returns than term deposits, with the added convenience of daily liquidity through ASX trading." The portfolio is a 'light green' ESG ...

Super fund awards $150 million fixed income mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... The PARI is an actively managed global fixed income strategy without traditional benchmarks, aiming to generate stable returns over time regardless of the overall market's performance. Typically looking to provide yearly gross returns of 2-3% over the ...

Sales director moves from Legg Mason

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... the growing demands of their global portfolios. This latest appointment will further allow the business to maximise net returns to our investors and their underlying members," Barker said. "Following developments in our Treasury Services business which ...

SMSF home bias drags returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
Self-managed super funds' home bias dragged returns for the sector in the 12 months to February, latest SuperGuard 360 research shows. According to the SG360 SMSF Reference Index, SMSFs generated a 5.5% return (before fees and tax) - well below the ...

LGIAsuper appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... business growth, the board believes LGIAsuper will be well-positioned to continue providing excellent service and consistent returns." Todd's previous roles include general manager investments for Reinsurance Australia/Calliden, general manager treasury ...

Instos chasing EM debt for value

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... that interest is "cascading" in EM debt, and that it is on the minds of many institutional investors. "It's threefold: returns have been strong since energy prices bottomed in 2016, so you've seen a decent rebound in EM returns and that has kind of put ...

Industry fund invests $100 million in renewable energy

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... hold 80.1% of the investment portfolio known as Bright Energy Investment (BEI) with the aim of generating sustainable returns for members. "From a risk and return perspective this investment stacks up and strongly aligns with our fund's long-term outlook," ...

Lawyers slam life insurers in Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... for as long as possible - a completely unacceptable practice that happens because insurers are able to invest assets for returns that well exceed any penalty interest they have to pay on an unreasonably delayed claim," he said.

MySuper growth leads industry

KANIKA SOOD, DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... Biggest MySuper winners in the December quarter included 30-50 age cohorts in MySuper lifecycle products, which harvested 5% returns on an average. In single investment strategy options, retail products led the returns (4.3%) but followed closely by ...