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NZ Super weighs equity market capacity

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... quite illiquid. It said capacity is particularly important for active managers in the NZ market, despite recent strong returns increasing the market's size. "Regardless of size, an active manager must be able to execute their best ideas quickly, at low ...

Retirees should expand asset classes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
Sticking to limited asset classes post-retirement may not prioritise income returns and potentially leave retirees with the burden of running out of money. This was a key message from Legg Mason's 2015 Retirement Income Symposium where Martin Currie ...

NZ Super posts 14% returns for FY2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
... executive Adrian Orr said. Despite the long term focus, the fund expects current market volatility to impact its annual returns: "It is normal to see considerable volatility in our monthly and indeed annual returns. We remain focused on our long-term ...

Super board governance legislation introduced today

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
... the banks - would impose a radical and unnecessary disruption to funds without a shred of evidence of improved member returns. They would also add to a series of enacted and proposed changes that represent the most significant shake up of universal super ...

First State Super funds Aussie start-ups

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... critical sector, and it is important to us to help keep ideas and talent in Australia while seeking to deliver strong returns for our members," Brandweiner said. Industry super fund Hostplus has also invested in Blackbird's latest capital raising. Blackbird ...

SSgA launches smart beta multi factor ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... term, by combining three more defensive factors, the MSCI World Quality Mix Index is designed to dampen the cyclicality of returns."

Vanguard to launch international fixed income ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... (including Aussie and international equities and Australian property) during the worst decile of monthly Australian equity returns from April 1990 to now. "When Australian equities are at their worst, other forms of equities are similarly underperforming," ...

China stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... about 20 percent of China's GDP, while 70 percent of local government debt takes the form of investment with expected returns." While there's optimism that the latest round of stimulus measures would help reverse the tide for China's slowing economy ...

Private equity shift keeping investors busy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... there." Five years ago QSuper was ready to undo its ties with private equity because it had low diversification, uncertain returns and "typically outrageous fees." Move along to 2013 and the private equity tide began to change. Professional non-executive ...

Women fail to break into the industry's last boys club

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... than that of funds run by men; while performance of funds managed by men and women together outperform both. "The women's returns are similar to men's even though women tend to manage pricier funds in niche areas, such as small-cap equity strategies ...