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Is a market turning point around the corner?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
Antipodes Partners investment boss Jacob Mitchell believes less popular stocks might soon outperform the market's current winners. Current market cap concentration, and market breadth in the S&P500 might signal a turning point for less popular, lower ...

Senator criticises lazy super system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
Senator Jane Hume has said the compulsory nature of superannuation allowed super funds to become lazy, creating inefficiencies in the system. She has also hinted the government will soon turn its attention back to the Productivity Commission's recommendation ...

Sydney boutique shutters fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... over 80, matching levels during the GFC. This was a black swan event that our proprietary model did not forecast. "The switch from a low volatility regime into an extreme volatility regime was very abrupt. We did hold a modest VIX tail hedge, but it ...

Open banking accreditation now open

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... banking in Australia. Consumer Data Right gives consumers greater access and control over their data, allowing them to safely switch and transfer their banking data between trusted providers. Open banking encourages competition between service providers ...

Australia only needs 15 super funds: Consultant

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
It is in the best interests of members for the number of superannuation funds serving Australians to be drastically reduced, according to a new report. Management consulting firm Right Lane is calling on high-cost super funds to urgently wed themselves ...

Balanced funds fundamentally flawed

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
A Melbourne-based investment manager has blasted balanced options in superannuation funds, arguing that despite their "diversification" they fail to perform in market downturns. Many traditionally balanced funds hold anywhere between 60% to 80% exposure ...

Switching prompts fund to alter allocations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... health crisis, we have seen an increase in market volatility and a higher than usual number of members making requests to switch their investment options," the fund said in a Significant Event Notice to members. "This has meant the balance of some of ...

Active versus passive: The debate continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... managers, but we will see more discrimination in terms of who is truly active." Jain said part of the reason for the apparent switch to a passive investment strategy is that active simply costs too much. "You have these companies that are asset gathering ...

US pension funds approach point of no return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... the liquidity to pay pensions in full or, possibly, at all. According to the report, if funds run dry they will likely switch to pay-as-you-go systems, meaning pensioners will be forced to rely on the operating budgets of employers to get their retirement ...

ASIC bans RC case study adviser

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
A former Millennium3 adviser whose advice was cited as a case study during the Royal Commission is set to appeal a 10-year ban handed down by ASIC. ASIC has banned Adelaide-based adviser Christopher Norman Harris from providing financial services for ...