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ETF revenue doubling every 18 months

JOHN DYALL  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... enviable inflows every month. Even more impressive is that this has been achieved against a backdrop of negative market returns. One of the attractions of ETFs is that investors pay less in management costs compared with regular unit trusts, such as ...

Life insurance profits leap 31pct

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... total net profit after tax in the year ended December 2015. The increased profits come despite the fact that investment returns have dropped and following a period of rising group insurance premiums as insurers have warned about rising claims. Segregated ...

J.P. Morgan fund gets Lonsec nod

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... stock-specific insight. Built on the stock research of fundamental career analysts, the fund targets consistent positive excess returns at low active risk in a cost effective manner. The fund's portfolio manager, Piera Elisa Grassi, commented: "The fund ...

Parametric announces LGIAsuper mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... manager Guy Rundle said the decision to implement Parametric's solution was based on its potential to improve after-tax returns for members and to improve portfolio transparency in terms of transaction costs. "We are acutely aware that every dollar counts ...

Henderson reports record inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... Formica said 2015 was another strong year for the group. "Our active investment management capabilities delivered excellent returns for our clients in difficult market conditions," Formica said. "Our organic growth initiatives are making good progress ...

Impact investor calls on super fund VC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... this as being true. What we need is Australian mums and dads and their super funds getting access to the best possible returns. "And that means to invest in great deals wherever they are and not to be arbitrarily and geographically constrained." Trimantium ...

Rice Warner puts its case for budget changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... Australians become financially secure in their retirement years. As superannuation funds collectively deliver long-term returns in excess of wage growth and GDP growth, it is economically sensible to pre-fund retirement benefits wherever possible," Rice ...

CBA result boosted by wealth division

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... operating expenses over the period to $832 million. Expenses were impacted by a falling Australian dollar and lower investment returns. Funds management income was $964 million, an increase of 5% on the prior comparative period. Average assets under ...

Quay Global Investors releases retail real estate fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... meet that demand," Bedingfield said. "We believe real estate is well positioned to deliver attractive after-inflation returns, and our fund seeks to deliver a real increase in investors' purchasing power over time. Rather than get distracted by short-term ...

Parametric exploring super smart beta

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... made. US-based Parametric chief investment officer Paul Bouchey said superannuation funds expecting 2% long-term excess returns from smart beta indexes can expect to give most of the outperformance back to the government in taxes if they're not carefully ...