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Investment committees must consider culture

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... investment consultant believes culture and leadership among investment committees can be mapped to meaningful business performance metrics, something often undervalued at asset owner and asset management firms. Speaking at a recent Willis Towers Watson ...

First SMSF app launched

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... superannuation fund (SMSF) app, Superstash. The app will allow users to see an up-to-date view of their portfolio, its performance and change their portfolio at any time. The first of its kind in Australia, the app is currently in beta release for iOS ...

Adviser Network launches SMSFit

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... range of individual factors, from the client's investment goals and financial situation, to their understanding of performance benchmarking and relevant regulatory issues. SMSFit then generates a limited Statement of Advice (SOA) that reflects the client's ...

BetaShares Managed Risk Series hits $200m

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... Managed Risk Series lets investors find a balance between investing too cautiously and risking insufficient investment performance, and investing too aggressively and risking exposure to significant losses in market declines. "The popularity of and the ...

Aussies unsure about super contributions

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... managers Richard Branson is Australians' preferred business leader (44%) Less than half of Australian workers find the performance review process useful (48%) Employees who have a performance review at least every six months are the most likely to find ...

One in four willing to switch advisers: EY survey

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... experience if they want to capture market share." Clients and firms are aligned on values such as trust, engagement and performance, but firms appear to be out of step with client expectations over transparency, use of digital channels and an expectation ...

Latest APRA stats show drop in super assets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... Regulation Authority. Total super assets dropped to $2 trillion in the 12-month period partially driven by poor investment performance. Investment returns for non SMSF fund was negative $15.5 billion in the year to March 2016, compared to $164 billion ...

QIC launches retail property fund

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... investor, QIC, has announced the creation of the QIC US Shopping Centre Fund, allowing investors to benefit from the performance of select US retail real estate markets. QIC are targeting to raise US$750 million ($1 billion) to US$1billion ($1.4 billion) ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... 4.9%, Malaysia by 4.2% and Thailand by 3.2%. According to the National Economic Development Authority, "This robust performance of the economy increases the likelihood of achieving the DBCC-approved [Development Budget Coordination Committee] GDP growth ...

IOOF awards Australian large cap mandate

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... Copia Investment Partners, said: "For Ralton, the mandate validates the strength of their team and consistency of performance over a long period." IOOF Investments portfolio manager Dan Farmer added: "Ralton has a solid track record of generating strong ...