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Short selling is 'smart money': Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... senior investment analyst Justin Tay said. "As with most equity-related strategies, there may be periods of heightened performance volatility over the shorter-term; performance should be considered within the context of a longer-term investment horizon ...

Major US pension fund divests Australian coal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... unwavering commitment to the Paris Climate Accord and our belief that climate risk is a drag on our portfolio's long-term performance." The action follows the board's decision to divest the fund from all US thermal coal holdings in 2016 which, according ...

Retail funds closing in on return gap

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
The five-year performance gap between not-for-profit and retail funds has narrowed to 130 basis points, according to Rainmaker SelectingSuper research. While the one-year gap to April 2017 widened to 70 basis points, overall retail funds have performed ...

Industry giant joins ACSI

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... vision of achieving genuine, measurable and permanent improvements in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of the companies in which its members invest. "By harnessing our collective rights and interests and actively engaging with ...

Private equity firm confirms $2.2bn bid

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... agreement between the parties. It also assumed no dividends will be paid before implementation of the scheme, options or performance rights would be acquired or cancelled, net debt would not rise above $1.1 billion, that Vocus will not have less than ...

Weaker returns for SMSFs: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... lower returns compared to MySuper products in the 12 months to April, according to Rainmaker's SuperGuard 360 SMSF performance index. The SG360 SMSF reference index generated a return of 10.3%, slightly underperforming the default MySuper index of 11.1%. ...

Super funds condemn Trump climate withdrawal

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... incorporate climate risk into their investment processes, because climate change presents a material risk to the long-term performance of retirement savings. ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson said it was "disheartening to see a decision like this ...

Goals-based strategies valuable for retirees: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... replacement income or a safety net, and separately, aim for aspirational goals by expecting higher levels of returns and performance, the report said. It looks at mass customisation versus mass production of retirement investments. It highlights the ...

Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... 6 for 2015-16" and "Estimate 2 for 2017-18 is $85,436m. This is 6.4% lower than Estimate 2 for 2016-17." The AiG's performance of manufacturing index (also released yesterday) ties these all together. While still in expansion, the index slowed to a reading ...

Manager lists after $3bn merger

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... 28% in the last three and a half years. This is due to the strength of our investment teams, our excellent long term performance and the growing investor demand for funds that generate superior benchmark unaware returns." This final decision came about ...