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Capital Group rethinks global investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... Nestle. Investing based on revenue has allowed Capital Group to selectively invest in companies that will provide long term returns and stability to investors, such as Novo Nordisk a Danish pharmaceutical company. Novo Nordisk currently provides 56% ...

Board members lose independence after 12 years: CalPERS

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... its shareowner proxy voting responsibilities; engages public companies to achieve long-term, sustainable risk-adjusted returns; and works with internal and external investment managers to ensure their practices align with the fund's investment beliefs. ...

Alternatives now used by 80% of instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... institutions globally look to further diversify their portfolios with an ever-wider range of asset classes to generate strong returns, reduce volatility, act as an inflation hedge and deliver reliable income," Preqin chief executive Mark O'Hare said. ...

Market slide widens super performance gap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
Recent lower listed market returns are highlighting the performance gap between retail and not-for-profit superannuation funds, according to Rainmaker research. In the month to 31 January, the Rainmaker SelectingSuper workplace default option MySuper ...

Parametric scores international equities mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... investment team. ACSRF chief executive Greg Cantor said a motivation behind awarding the mandate was improving member's net returns. The fund has about 93,000 members. "It is becoming increasingly important for superannuation funds to seek out new solutions ...

OneVentures says VC needs scale in Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... which leaves her concerned because the country gets "excited at the bubble." She said during those vintage years, the returns on venture capital were horrible. But the US, which reformed venture capital investment rules for pension funds in the 1970s ...

Western AM says credit to be positive in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... disconnected from fundamental conditions and we expect spread tightening by year end 2016 to contribute to attractive returns across the credit spectrum." Commenting on credit performance in the Australian market, Western Asset head of Australian operations ...

Fraser Review compounds board independence impasse

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... claims: their focus on the overriding primacy of members' interests; and they can point to sustained outperformance in the returns they deliver to their members compared with other groups of funds. "Neither of these claims will stand up into the future," ...

Women-led super funds outperform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... coincide with International Women's Day, the research was based on an analysis of FY2015 and calendar 2015 investment returns for 44 MySuper products offered by not-for-profit funds, representing $500 billion in total funds under management. The analysis ...

Zurich buys Macquarie Life

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... reflects the need for significant scale in the capital intensive life insurance industry in order to drive appropriate returns." The transaction is subject to regulatory and court approvals, and is expected to be completed in the second half of the 2016 ...