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Investing is like a game of tennis

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
The days of CPI plus 5% investment returns for superannuation funds are gone for the foreseeable future according to a United Kingdom based researcher. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) conference yesterday, CREATE-Research ...

Lead us not into a recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... investment in factories, equipment and people who, in turn, lift their consumption. The government gets back many happy returns from its outlay in terms of higher corporate and income tax revenues and in time... that ever so elusive budget surplus. Everybody's ...

Government must not mandate products for super members: AIST

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... Garcia said. He said while there is much to celebrate about the growth of the super savings pool and strong investment returns over the past few years, "it is fair to say we are at a time when investment teams are facing some strong headwinds." "From ...

Cash is king at the Future Fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... an increase in interest rates in the US, the fund has significantly increased its cash exposure and is expecting that returns will be lower. "We are not expecting to get 15% returns in the future," Neal said. The fund is focusing on "taking lower risk ...

Aberdeen launches $700m liquid alternatives fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... gives investors access to traditionally illiquid alternative assets, which the statement added are "designed to provide returns that are not dependent on the direction of traditional asset markets." The fund's portfolio was constructed by Aberdeen's ...

Future Super launches fossil free index

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... Super have launched two indices aiming to serve growing demand for ethical investment as investors see potential high returns combined with lower environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks. The Thomson Reuters/Future Super Australia Fossil Free ...

Macquarie exec leaves to join boutique fund manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... proponent of absolute return investing, I am honoured to join a firm which has consistently delivered its investors impressive returns, regardless of the direction of equity markets." Earlier this month, NWQ announced that it had been selected by Yellow ...

AustralianSuper nabs Future Fund property exec

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... growing its property portfolio over the last few months and unlisted property was mentioned as one of the main sources of returns for the fund during the last financial year.

Member activism could hurt super returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... social media users concerned about environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues could end up hurting superannuation returns. The recent campaign against HESTA's exposure to Transfield has highlighted the risks that super funds could yield to member ...

Price is wrong for supermarket super

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... funds in terms of overall member satisfaction (76.9% versus 64.7%). Respondents also cited lower fees (54.2%) and better returns (53.6%) as being the most important ways funds can improve member engagement; in fact, 69.1% said they would "trade off their ...