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ECPAM wins mandate, grows investment team

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... companies. It is a long term, long only, high conviction growth equities manager that looks to achieve above benchmark returns over a three year investment horizon.

Alpha-beta split allows better asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... portfolio plus or alpha portfolio is where the fund increases its illiquidity, risk and fees in order to generate excess returns. It allocates to active equity managers and those who have high conviction or may operate in a niche part of the market. ...

Hedge fund, PE allocations drive super fees: study

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... and leader of the research project, Andrew Ainsworth said that funds with higher fees did, on average, deliver higher returns. "Fees are higher for riskier assets and the returns are often greater as well. However, when you take into account the risk-adjusted ...

Top pension funds slide for first time since GFC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... by having fully diversified portfolios that perform well in times of stress and a focus on total rather than relative returns. In Australia, each fund's approach to currency has also been a contributing factor. "Another differentiator of leading funds ...

Negative rates can generate positive returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... using short-term tools to address long-term challenges. "We've seen lower than expected growth and better than expected returns for equities - it doesn't sound sustainable does it? Is it going to continue, quite possibly - to the degree that stimulus ...

Super CIOs say short-termism endemic

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... investment officers warn that endemic short-termism across super and the wider asset management industry will hurt member returns and place massive pressure on future investment strategies. A panel of fund executives told the 2016 Australian Superannuation ...

Capital stewards create value on Main Street

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... governance aspect." Hermes EOS co-head Emma Hunt told the conference there was a symbiotic relationship between investment returns and corporate responsibility that came under the banner of capital stewardship. She said generally a successful, well-run ...

Super investment poorly communicated

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... Garcia said the industry could also do a better job in communicating the effort expelled to consistently deliver the best returns possible to members. "The way super is invested is still a mystery to most Australians - to me this is the great challenge ...

BNP partner wins $240m global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... investment approach which is based on a concentrated, mega cap portfolio will add consistent value to our members' investment returns." Carnegie was founded in 1986 and is based in Copenhagen. It focuses on selecting the top 30 stocks worldwide. The ...

First clean energy seed fund launched

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... Innovation Australia as an early stage venture capital limited partnership (ESVCLP) to provide investors with tax free returns and be compliant with the Significant Investor Visa program. CEFC chief executive Oliver Yates said: "We have moved quickly ...