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Infocus subsidiary adds to multi-manager suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... following asset classes: large cap Australian equities, mid-to-small-cap Australian equities, global equities, fixed interest securities, property securities, infrastructure securities and alternatives.

Contribution caps cause SMSF cash surge

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... year, according to SuperConcepts research. As at June 30, the average SMSF comprised 19.8% cash (up from 18%), 12% fixed interest (down from 12.7%), 35.4% Australian equities (down from 36.7%), 13.1% global equities (up from 12.9%), 19.3% property (up ...

Roaring forties produce super member tailwinds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... growth assets have performed very well with market returns in the double digits. Defensive asset classes such as fixed interest added little to portfolio returns due to increases in long term interest rates." "Consequently we have added alternative investment ...

Vanguard recruits former industry fund CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... interest-bearing assets in 2014. Artis' career in superannuation spans almost 20 years, having also served as head of fixed interest and cash at Telstra Super between 2008 and 2014, is a former general manager, retirement and member services for Vision ...

In-house investment bears fruit for AustralianSuper

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... question the fund's asset allocation decisions which "to date have been pretty good." "AustralianSuper has about 3% in fixed interest securities and the average super fund is 12 to 13%. We plead guilty to that and to receiving the benefits of that decision," ...

Real Asset Management embraces SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... Management now offers two separately managed account strategies. Available via Macquarie Wrap, RAM's Diversified Fixed Interest & Credit SMA and its Listed Interest Rate Securities SMA strategies are concentrated on tax-effective income generation in ...

Private Portfolio Managers launch SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... investment horizon of more than five years, with some volatility. The SMA comprises Australian equities (70-98%) and fixed interest and cash (2-30%) and requires a minimum investment of $20,000. According to PPM, the SMA is constructed without consideration ...

Mystery buyer for $800m Aussie bond record

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... entire offering. The bonds were sold at a yield of 2.27% and are scheduled to mature on 21 April 2029. Elsewhere in fixed interest, the Legg Mason Western Asset Australian Bond Trust recently received the highest rating from Zenith Investment Partners ...

Aussie large cap funds underperforming: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... solutions, but are limited to long-only equity strategies (Australian and global), with sparse offerings in Australian fixed interest and multi-asset to investors within Australia, Zenith noted. Advanced or specialist strategies such as long/short, market ...

Retail funds closing in on return gap

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... 17.6%. Global infrastructure contributed 11.8%, listed property returned 5.8% and both Australian and international fixed interest returned 2.6% over the same period. Based on 12-month returns, the top-performing workplace MySuper/default options were ...