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Super funds act to reassure members

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... The research also shows there has been no significant increase in super fund equity holdings since 2009 despite strong returns. AustralianSuper said selling investments when markets are down can lock in losses and make members worse off. "Being out of ...

BetaShares launches two new funds

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... Equities Strong Bear Hedge Fund - Currency Hedge, meanwhile, is designed to negatively correlate with US share market returns so as to protect against declines. "International equities were the most popular ETP product category in the first half of 2015 ...

Manus and Nauru are immoral and risky: super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... investment risk. "We looked at it and we saw that there are a lot of other companies that can deliver the same or better returns," NGS Super chief executive Anthony Rodwell-Ball told Financial Standard, adding that the decision to divest was made on ...

Pengana and PanAgora strike new deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... Absolute Return Global Equities Fund - a global long/short strategy with daily liquidity, designed to generate attractive returns regardless of the direction of the underlying market. Pengana chief executive Russel Pillemer said the move reinforced the ...

Kinetic Super appoints acting chief

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... join such a dynamic, high-performing fund. We'll continue our drive to deliver innovative services and strong investment returns to our members. "I look forward to working with the Kinetic Super team and Board as we take the fund through more growth ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... them to a wider range of investors. Looking beyond newspaper headlines, other Asian countries have delivered excellent returns over the past years. Top performers include the Philippines (14.8% returns per annum for the three years to June 2015) and ...

Managers pressured by more demanding clients

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... more to the table in their client relationships. Delivering greater value doesn't just mean achieving consistently high returns, it means forging closer partnerships with investors based on a transparent dialogue around risk and performance." Nearly ...

Blue Sky delivers 68% profit as alternatives rally

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... a great demonstration of trust, and a natural evolution as our business matures." Blue Sky has delivered overall 15.4% returns since its inception in 2006, compared to the 5.4% delivered by its benchmark. Its best performing asset class has been private ...

Hedge funds face brain drain

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... the total funds management industry. The sector had returned 14.4% during the year to September 2013, but average net returns were 4.2% for the following year. However, Australia's top performers beat the average and returned 15.6% in 2014. "The focus ...

Below benchmark performance hurts Platinum

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... to $26.8 billion from $22.9 billion in 2014. Platinum's flagship fund, the Platinum International Fund (PIF) delivered returns of 21.8% for the year to 31 July 2015, underperforming the MSCI All Country World Net Index, which delivered 30.2% during the ...