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Super fund goes nuts for returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... means that First State Super does not have direct exposure to the actual operational and agricultural production risks. Returns are based around the leasing arrangement and capital growth and that means we are not relying on commodity prices in order ...

Put your tax return in to super

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
An industry superannuation fund suggests young Australians might want to rethink how they best spend tax returns by considering an additional contribution to their super. Club Plus Super said if a 30-year-old put away half of the average tax refund ...

H&R Block launches SMSF set-up service

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... now controlled by self-managed super funds and that figure increases every day. Increasingly, people look at the poor returns delivered by conventional super funds and they take the view that they can do better themselves," said H&R Block super specialist ...

Infrastructure deals fall as valuations skyrocket

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... secondary stages." He added, "What worries investors is that capital committed now may not deliver the strong, stable returns to which they have become accustomed. Only time will tell whether large asset prices will have an effect on the overall performance ...

Super funds hunting further afield for overseas assets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... diversification. It also takes advantage of short-term pricing opportunities and should enjoy above-average portfolio-level returns, lower-than-average volatility, and modest downside risk, for long-term investors. "These are some of the characteristics ...

Global bond fund gets first Aussie investor

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... said that the mandate "recognises the differentiation that an unconstrained fixed income fund with a focus on absolute returns can provide for investors seeking diversification and predictable returns." Managing director of Infocus Wealth Management ...

Titans Fund added to Macquarie Wrap

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... incorporates downside protection strategies and active currency management. It focuses on global businesses with high returns on invested capital, strong free cash flow generation, solid balance sheets and a track record of returning cash to shareholders ...

NZ Super eyes glass to smash returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... fund - around 1.5% - they are an appropriate part of the mix for a long-term, diversified investor seeking to maximise returns," Whineray said. He said View's energy efficiency benefits were a good fit for the NZ$30 billion fund's strategy to increase ...

Fiducian acquires second Sydney practice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
... acquisition is positive for Fiducian and any ongoing revenue synergy will be additional and should continue to deliver excess returns to shareholders as realised," manager of investment projects Jai Singh said. Fiducian did not disclose the name of the ...

Fee pressure turns super funds to smart beta

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
Pressure to lower fees is forcing superannuation funds to look for new ways to deliver returns at a low cost and some are starting to think the solution might be in smart beta. Head of HSBC Global Asset Management in Australia, Geoffrey Pidgeon, told ...