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CalPERS sells $4.2bn in real estate assets

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... reviewed 30 studies and found that the median range of the suggested allocations was 15%. "Low correlation of real estate returns with returns of equities and bonds are typically the key argument for including real estate in a mixed-asset portfolio," ...

HESTA awards low volatility mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... Dutch asset manager. Robeco's global equities strategy was selected by the superannuation fund to "capture global equity returns with less risk," according to head of Robeco Australia Stephen Dennis. Dennis added, "We have worked closely with the investment ...

Japan does a double double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... consumption in the third quarter might not persist into the following quarters particularly if the deflationary mindset returns to Japanese consumers. Why buy now when prices will be the same or cheaper later? Japanese headline inflation -after the effects ...

Share market risk returns are a lucky dip: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
Investing in equities over government bonds is equivalent to taking a spin on the wheel of fortune according to research published jointly by Challenger and Drew, Walk & Co. The research says equity risk premiums (ERP) - the additional equity return ...

O'Dwyer outlines government superannuation push

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... initiative and community expectations," she said. "Improving the efficiency of the superannuation system will improve after-fee returns for fund members, and all Australians stand to benefit from this." At the same time, the Productivity Commission will ...

Funds SA chair departs

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... "fantastic results for its investors, including the State's public sector superannuation scheme." Superior investment returns have been a significant contributor to Funds SA's growth. It has recorded a cumulative outperformance over benchmark for the ...

Super guarantee charge bundled by red tape repeals

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... Tape Repeal Day. "Current arrangements are deeply unfair. If a contribution date is missed by even one day, or if a fund returns a contribution even one day after the due date for making the contribution, the employer faces a complicated recalculation ...

Grant Samuel launches global equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... equity fund that invests in listed global companies and includes an options based overlay to reduce the volatility of returns. The Grant Samuel Global Equity Advantage Fund combines an underlying equity fund managed by Epoch Investment Partners with ...

Multi-asset funds rated high but risk disappointment

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... of governance concerns. In its report, Morningstar noted that multi-asset funds use strategic asset allocation to drive returns, and traditional asset allocation to add value or reduce risk. The difference between the best and worst performers over a ...

Multi-sector investments reach $555 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... investment outcomes. "Our findings show that over the medium term there isn't really a great deal of difference in outcomes. Returns are typically clustered so a low-cost largely passive approach like Vanguard's range of strategies is a great way to ...