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First home buyers: Devil is in the detail for super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... Rodwell-Balll also raised questions around the risks associated with investing first-home savings in a period of negative returns, and how funds will best educate their members. "Given the nature of the savings, an educational campaign will need to be ...

Sunsuper hires investment manager from Mercer

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... was very attractive, adding: "These assets allow us to construct portfolios that tend to exhibit smaller fluctuations in returns over the short term, without compromising long-term expected returns." "While prospective returns in unlisted assets such ...

Investment trusts receive affordable housing concessions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... funds into a professionally-managed scheme and receive concessional tax treatments assuming that at least 80% of portfolio returns come from affordable housing, and that said affordable housing is available on leases for at least 10 years. Affordable ...

Cuffe takes stake in Lennox small-cap fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... Donohue as well as the Third Link Growth Fund. "Investing in Australian small caps can offer the potential for strong returns from high quality and fast growing companies, in addition to diversification from traditional index heavy weights. Our flagship ...

Government puts stopper on Future Fund drawdowns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
The Federal Government has said drawdowns from the Future Fund will not commence in 2020-21 in order to preserve returns. As per the Future Fund Act 2006, drawdowns from the Future Fund were expected to commence at this point to meet the unfunded liabilities ...

Beware the volatility trap: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... benchmarks through an upside/downside capture strategy can help investors manage volatility risk while still achieving healthy returns. Launching a new white paper on how defensive strategies can benefit Australian equity investors, AllianceBernstein ...

Victorian DB liabilities hit $44bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... the Commonwealth bond rates that underlie the key superannuation valuation assumptions. Higher than expected investment returns on superannuation assets also contributed to this gain," the Statement of Finances said. Reflecting this, the budget is anticipating ...

Investors paying more for less: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... nonetheless risen substantially due to the strength of investment markets. For a £50 million mandate delivering index-like returns, the typical fee increase since 2011 was 89% (£281,000) for UK property managers, 70% (£262,000) for global equity managers ...

Human rights considerations are good for investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... prevented from considering human rights as part of their investment decisions due to their fiduciary duty to maximise returns to beneficiaries, the two are not incompatible, with businesses increasingly understanding that respect for human rights is ...

BetaShares launches small-cap fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... because other traditionally actively managed offerings come with a significant price tag that can materially diminish returns to investors. The actively managed fund screens companies based on liquidity, earnings, and ability to service debt. It will ...