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Aussie fixed income managers with global teams outperform: Zenith

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... that ran global teams outperformed those with domestic-only teams over the 10 years to April, according to the latest research from Zenith Investment Partners. However, the edge in the global-teams' performance came with a spike in risk volatility. ...

Now showing: Trump and Kim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
History is about to be made on 12 June 2018 at Sentosa Island in Singapore between the leader of the free world and the North Korean supremo. It's going to be a "win-win" deal according to US President Donald Trump. In all likelihood, North Korean ...

Japan needs trade peace with the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
It must be because Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy exit speculations have died down or that Japan's response to Donald Trump's tariff increases has been less confrontational than China, the EU or even Canada but Japan had rarely been on headlines in recent ...

Aussie equities manager transitions leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... Andrew Smith has been promoted as head of small and micro companies, taking responsibility for the co-ordination of stock research efforts across the firm. Additionally, Damian Cottier has been promoted to manage Perennial's broader cap portfolios, having ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
Australians all, let us rejoice! Our economy is in pole position. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report showed the economy expanded by 3.1% in the year to the March quarter, accelerating from the 2.4% in the previous ...

HESTA revamps executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... capabilities and overseeing the fund's own carbon footprint. Finally, former Frontier Advisors principal consultant, quantitate research Alvin Tan will take on the role of general manager, strategy and economics. Tan replaces general manager of strategy ...

UniSuper hire bolsters customer experience focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
The $66 billion superannuation fund for the higher education and research sectors has created a head of customer experience role. Former NAB head of digital design and user experience Brendan Donoghue has been appointed by UniSuper in the newly created ...

SMSFs missing out on returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
The SMSF sector, which has traditionally shied from growth assets, underperformed default MySuper investment strategies by 1.2 percentage points in the 12 months to April 2018. The average SMSF returned 6.6% before fees and tax, while the average default ...

Aussie retirement confidence dropping

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
Qantas Super's latest research highlights pessimism in middle aged Australians preparing to retire. Qantas Super's most recent retirement index shows Australian adults aged 40-59 are now the most pessimistic demographic when it comes to retirement. ...

Super State of Origin: Who wins?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
Queensland's recent State of Origin rugby league dominance over New South Wales is mirrored in MySuper performance, Rainmaker's latest superannuation analysis shows. Over one, three and five years, more Queensland-based MySuper products have ...