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Super funds reverse poor start to 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... months to end April. Over the same period, returns for other classes made modest but positive contributions with fixed interest adding 3.4%, and cash adding 2.3%. In net terms this means funds with relatively high exposure to Australian equities and ...

Vanguard launches Australian corporate bond ETF

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... offers investors a broadly diversified portfolio of quality corporate bonds. The Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest Index ETF (ASX: VACF) offers access to around 260 investment-grade, Australian-issued bonds from corporations like Australia's ...

SMSFs up property, managed funds exposure

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... 35.8% over the period. Cash and short term deposit exposure stood at 18.4% of portfolios at 31 March 2016 while fixed interest and international equities represented 12.3% and 12.6% respectively. Direct property represents around 78% of the total property ...

Super fund asset class performance disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... a 10 year basis however this asset class option has outperformed this index. Meanwhile assets options for both fixed interest have on average provided returns lower than the relevant index. Whilst the average return of the market varies from the index ...

SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT, and 87% of Australian bond managers underperformed the S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Interest 0+ Index. Commenting impartially on the new data, the report said: "There is nothing novel about the index versus active debate. ...

Frontier appoints two senior consultants

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... consulting group leader within the Melbourne Office. Prior to this he spent 10 years at Standard & Poor's working in fixed interest and alternatives. Barr also spent five years at National Mutual, where he worked across both the funds management and ...

Super the bedrock for multi-sector funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... 134. Global bond ETPs also entered the Australian market for the first time including the Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index (Hedged), Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged), and iShares Global Corporate Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF. ...

IOOF WealthBuilder options get highest Lonsec ratings

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... advisers are choosing them." "We now offer investment options across all the major asset classes, including cash and fixed interest as well as domestic and global equities, all managed by a range of active and index-based professional investment managers." ...

Hyperion named Fund Manager of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... the other categories, Vanguard Investments Australia took home the Multi-Sector award, PIMCO won the Australian Fixed Interest category and Independent Franchise Partners took the gong for International Equities. Cromwell Phoenix Property Securities ...

Unconstrained bond funds disappoint in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... uncertain interest rate environment. The extra interest has seen Lonsec establish a new unconstrained sector in its fixed interest coverage. "Unconstrained investing involves moving away from fixed interest benchmarks, giving fund managers more flexibility ...