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AMP MySuper options power past double-digit returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
AMP's MySuper 1970s investment option, its largest by funds under management, had a return of 11.4% for FY24. Meanwhile, the retail super fund's 1980s and 1990s investment options returned 11.31%, respectively. AMP said a high allocation to ...

Aviva exits Australia, shutters fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... long-term performance objective. Since inception, the fund returned 4.06% gross of fees at the end of May, while its benchmark returned 6.60%. It also meant that Aviva Investors Pacific as its investment manager "has not raised sufficient assets to make ...

Systematic investing in fixed income: Critical success factors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... the active returns from security selection in systematic strategies are by design largely uncorrelated both with the benchmark and with important risk premia. Being a relatively new field, AllianceBernstein said the performance of some systematic fixed ...

Most traded US stocks revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... the S&P 500's gain last month. By the end of the month, the Dow Jones had gained 2.3%, but it was the two other benchmark indices that garnered the most attention, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite up 4.8% and 6.9% respectively. The research ...

ASIC calls out licensees: 'We will take action'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Alan Kirkland issued a blunt warning to licensees not meeting their obligations. Speaking at an industry event, Kirkland said the regulator has spent two years warning licensees to ...

Most advisers satisfied with success: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
Most financial advisers are happy with the success and profitability of their businesses, rating their satisfaction 3.6 out of five, new research shows. The 171 advice practices canvassed by Elixir Consulting and Colonial First State recorded earnings ...

BlackRock launches new government bond ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
BlackRock Australia has announced the launch of the iShares 15+ Year Australian Government Bond ETF (ASX: ALTB) with a management fee of 0.15%. BlackRock said the launch is in line with the firm's commitment to expand its iShares product suite, offering ...

Performance test covers managed accounts, SMAs: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... the covered class amount of the investment option, then it is not a TDP. Trustees also asked frequently about which benchmark representative administration fees and expenses (BRAFE) are used for the performance test. In the 12 months to March 2024, APRA ...

Preqin launches new term intelligence tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
Preqin has announced the launch of a new tool named Term Intelligence, which introduces one of the largest searchable databases of Limited Partner Agreement (LPA) terms globally and enables enhanced private fund negotiations. Preqin said alternative ...

GSFM to distribute new strategy in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
... background, Alantra applies an almost private equity mindset to managing this portfolio. It's not a traditional long-only, benchmark aware product. "It's highly strategic and designed for investors who have a long-term horizon." He noted that the feedback ...