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Macquarie and CBA in global top 100

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... managers continue to attract institutional assets at such a rate, given the competition for seemingly ever-diminishing returns as well as significant innovation in the passive space. However we would caution investors to look very carefully at some of ...

Industry fund to double investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... narrower. "It's also most important that team members think long term. This is significant as our philosophy is to keep net returns, and not just fees, front of mind." The investment team expansion follows news in September that chief executive Bruce ...

Labor questions APRA independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... the integrity of Australia's retirement incomes policy." APRA's mission does not mention protecting superannuation fund returns but its values include "a critical role in protecting the financial well-being of the Australian community." Super fund returns ...

Lonsec rates several funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... their dividends best meets this objective, without the need for costly protective overlays which can potentially impact returns and duplicate the diversification benefits from other asset classes," Birtles said. Lonsec has also provided a "recommended ...

NAB sells insurance business to Nippon Life

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... structure. "This partnership will enable us to continue to deliver insurance solutions to our customers while improving wealth returns for shareholders," NAB Group chief executive Andrew Thorburn said. Plan for Life report of life insurance premium inflows ...

The social benefits of advice

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... understanding the impact of people's decisions on their lives." He explained that when advice "succeeds" it's not the returns that matter but the "intangible benefits," such as the way decreased financial stress positively affects mental and physical ...

Centuria Life launches investment bond funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... investment each year, and if they hold the bond for 10 years or more, they pay no personal income tax on their investment returns," Centuria Life general manager Neil Rogan said. "At the same time, if for some reason they need to withdraw their investment ...

Ironbark teams up with UK global equities manager

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... Ironbark chief executive Chris Larsen said. "There is significant investor demand for truly active, risk-adjusted equity returns; and the Ironbark Waverton Fund certainly ticks this box. Prior to Waverton, the team's investment strategy was well-received ...

Beware 'apples with apples' super comparisons

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... MySuper product actually means. Rainmaker said some critics of performance comparisons use commentary about risk-adjusted returns to explain post-hoc why they underperformed other default funds in the market rather than to explain why they have deliberately ...

Lazard AM launches global equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... call "economic franchises." Lazard portfolio manager Warryn Robertson defined them as "companies that tend to have high returns on assets and on equity, very high margins and stable growing earnings over a long period of time; they are market leaders ...