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Ghost fund flogger banned

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... fund was not regulated and was not trading, ASIC concluded. Duncan's business promoted the fund as if it generated high returns with low risk. "The law requires that financial products and services be offered by licensed businesses," ASIC Commissioner ...

Franking credits matter, academics say

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... potential savings of getting rid of franking credits, other implications would need to be considered. "The reduction in equity returns available to domestic investors, including superannuation funds, could result in a loss of earnings to support retirement ...

Lonsec launches ESG metric

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... potential performance advantages." The other three new BIOmetrics are fee-based, aimed at calculating fees based on expected returns. Gillespie continued: "There has never been a time when fees have come under greater scrutiny and this trend shows no ...

Bond investors warned not to overlook defence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... portfolios from equity market shocks. With record low interest rates and the 30-year bond market bull rally coming to a close, returns in fixed income markets are becoming increasingly hard to find. That is why many fund managers have successfully marketed ...

Climate change to impact returns: Mercer

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015

Energy Super awards $400m equities mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... Australian equities mandate by Energy Super. Dalton Nicol Reid will manage the fund's money with the objective to deliver returns over the long term. Energy Super chair Mark Williamson said the mandate was part of the fund's strategy to work with investment ...

Super delivers 12.2% for year end April

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Returns from super fund default MySuper options dipped to 12.2% for the 12 months to end April but funds are still on track for another solid financial year, according to SelectingSuper's latest performance survey. The SelectingSuper survey of Workplace ...

SMSFs need more investment diversity: FinaMetrica

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... reveal Australian superannuation funds are finally reducing their deposits, SMSFs continue to hoard cash despite very low returns," Resnik said. "SMSFs would be prudent to consider how they can diminish their Australian equities risk and reduce cash ...

Emerging markets equity fund launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... Loevner looks for growing companies with sustainable competitive advantages and where management has been able to deliver returns above the cost of capital. "Many of the portfolio holdings operate dominant franchises - the type of firms that typically ...

AB managed equities fund joins netwealth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... the HUB24 platform. AB chief executive Jen Driscoll said the Managed Volatility Equities Fund has delivered excellent returns by "smoothing the ride for investors during periods of market volatility." The fund achieved a return of 26.6% in its first ...