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A solution to active fund underperformance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
New analysis by VanEck questions why so many investors continue to invest in active funds, saying underperformance by active managers is not a recent phenomenon. According to the SPIVA scorecard produced by the S&P Dow Jones Indices, over the last 15 ...

Wellington Management hires from GAM Investments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... Suisse as an associate of prime services. Her job was to manage the Swiss banking giant's relationships with local hedge funds. She was also tasked with helping global hedge funds looking to raise capital in Australia. Meantime, Natasha Kewal has ...

QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... external governance processes. Yet Hill - who manages around $60 billion on behalf of the state - has more freedom than super funds as QIC is not subject to the Your Super, Your Future regime. She says the QIC governance regime allows the fund to think ...

GQG Partners net revenue jumps 21.3%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... US$183.5 million last year. In its mid-year financial results for the period ending June 2022, it reported a 2.4% increase in funds under management (FUM) sitting at US$86.7 billion from US$84.7 billion. The asset manager also declared a 14.4% loss to ...

Aussies pay the price for early release of super: ASFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... accounts, largely held by women, single parents and the unemployed. A new analysis by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia illustrates the impact of the ERS scheme on super funds and the members that took advantage of it. In total, about ...

Commonwealth Bank profit nears $10bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... returned $13 billion to our share holders in the last 12 months through buybacks and dividends." The bank also reported its funds management income decreased by $30 million to $135 million - a drop of 18%. A key driver was the decrease in retail banking ...

ASIC flags 'significant' IDR compliance issues at super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
An analysis of close to 50,000 complaints made to super funds has found some trustees are failing to adequately record and respond to member complaints. ASIC is currently undertaking surveillance of super funds' internal dispute resolution processes ...

AMP North bolsters managed portfolio offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
... added 21 investment options, covering a range of asset classes, styles and geographies, including multiple new sustainable funds and an impact fund. The offerings comes from BetaShares, ETF Securities, VanEck, Perth Mint, Aoris Investment Management ...

Perpetual makes moves in digital innovation space

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... "Perpetual Digital's suite of products leverages over 25 years of expertise in securitisation, debt markets and managed funds to develop, deliver and support a range of digital solutions to enable our client's success," he said. "Jon's wealth of technology ...

Australian Eagle team to join Montgomery IM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... delighted to be entering into our partnership. Montgomery enjoys deep investor and industry relationships, expertise in managing funds which are available to retail investors and a trusted brand that has been well earned through its long-term focus on ...