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Impact investing driving advice growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... as a growing number of retail and institutional investors search for investments that provide both monetary and social returns. In the last five years there have been 96 reported impact investments in Australia, 36 of those were made in FY15 alone, with ...

AMP Capital infrastructure fund ESG leader

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... portfolio of quality, mature infrastructure assets in Australia and New Zealand, aimed at generating steady, long-term returns. AMP Capital is a co-founding member of GRESB Infrastructure.

Monash fund receives Lonsec rating

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... just that, they are not guarantees, but since our inception in July 2012 we have provided investors with double digit returns after fees, with lower volatility and drawdowns than the market, with no loss of capital in any financial year," Shields said. ...

New fund manager hot property

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... Hardie expects to acquire up to five commercial properties over the next year, with the focus being on high, risk-adjusted returns for wholesale investors. The funds manager plans to create a fee structure that has the annual base management fee quantum ...

Is default super dated?

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... has delivered. It said existing default funds have consistently, over a long period, "delivered significantly superior returns and appropriate services to members." "The cost of choice errors or a poorly operating default system are borne by both the ...

Banks balancing profit and capital adequacy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... Australian Banks Full Year 2016 Analysis Report shows a 2.5% drop in total after-tax profit to $29.6 billion over 2016. Average returns on equity also fell by 194 basis points to 13.8% over the year. In addition to the lower-for-longer economic environment ...

US core property on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... said Australian instos are seeking US core property as a portfolio diversifier rather than collecting the simple real returns. "One of the things I am hearing from people we're talking to, whether they're interested in a fund arrangement or a separate ...

Uncertain environment fuelling risky investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... means looking for growth assets that will also add to their capital over time. For retirees, diversification and increased returns is achieved by adding a number of different yield-producing assets, thus managing risk through diversification and ensuring ...

EM currencies potential alpha source

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... because many others are focusing on debt denominated in hard currency, locally denominated currency could yield greater returns. "You must keep in mind that it is very difficult to make money buying an asset that everyone already owns. Data shows that ...

Watermark launches global market neutral LIC

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... case for investing in a market-neutral strategy," Watermark chief investment officer Justin Braitling said. "Investment returns in a market neutral fund rely on the skill of the manager, and can deliver positive returns irrespective of the direction ...