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Magellan doubles profit, boosts FUM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... Magellan Financial Group reported a 110% increase in net profit for the year to 30 June 2015 mainly thanks to double digit returns in all of its funds. "The largest contributor to funds under management during the past was actually investment performance. ...

Divestment could reach $50bn in five years

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... how ESG principles work in practice, Reynolds said, however, that they don't require fiduciaries to give up investment returns or act as de facto philanthropists. Investing according to the PRI is also much broader than just climate change and reducing ...

Long term super fund returns approach record levels

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
SelectingSuper has released its final MySuper performance index for 2014/15 confirming that while fund returns dipped below double digit to 9.5% due the 4% fall in equity markets in June, three and five year returns are approaching record high levels. ...

MySuper fee savings can be doubled

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... investment costs across funds, Minifie noted that the most expensive asset classes have historically produced the best returns. But within those asset classes, the most expensive funds had a tendency to underperform. To reduce overall costs further ...

Most members actively choose MySuper: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... are primarily interested in their retirement outcomes; have limited interest in comparing funds on the basis of relative returns; and view short-term performance to be of little consequence as long as return shocks are avoided, particularly close to ...

SelectingSuper rejects claim small funds should merge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... fold because they are sub-scale, charge relatively high fees and as a group don't deliver appropriate value in terms of returns and member service. Research by Rainmaker (SelectingSuper is part of the Rainmaker group) has repeatedly shown only a weak ...

Alpha Fund Managers add AB fund to portfolio

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... executive officer Australia, Jen Driscoll, said a differentiated approach to delivering consistent and competitive investment returns would complement Alpha Fund Managers' offerings. The underlying strategy of the fund - which aims to produce consistent ...

Industry fears the Uber of finance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... listed technology as the fourth main source of concern in 2025, only after economic shocks in the markets, delivering returns to shareholders and national economic growth. When asked about the opportunities and risks that technology will create for the ...

Obsession with stability is killing returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... outperformed all other asset classes since the 2000s: "If you can go to a place where nobody else is looking, you can get good returns." Fracking and companies exposed to coal mining are, or have been, in Ariel Investments' portfolios too. "I don't claim ...

NZ Super Fund heavy on growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... flow mean it can take on more equity exposure than many other investors. We are prepared to weather volatility in fund returns as asset prices fluctuate in the short-term in order to maximise long-term performance," Walker said. Chief investment officer ...