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Pengana adds social measures to impact reporting

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... exposed to structural growth and well positioned to deliver superior returns," Latham said. "We believe our investment performance is because of, rather than despite, the Fund's focus on businesses with a positive impact."

Prominent executive links with VFMC board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... ESG," Gray said. "This enables us to take a whole of portfolio approach and to ensure resilience in our investment performance."

Aussie HNWI population grows: Capgemini

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... HNWIs across the globe demand hybrid advice. "The race is on to beat BigTech firms in providing the best investment performance analytics and automated processes on an intuitive easy to use platform," he said. According to the report, the threat of tech-first ...

SSGA appoints head of retirement solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... Street's research on the idea of "phi" which attempted to delineate a "hidden variable" in quantifying investment performance. Joking that State Street picked phi - the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet - because "the asset management industry had ...

Perpetual launches ethical fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... is one of the first floating rate credit funds in Australia combining a social responsibility lens and investment performance." The fund applies both ethical and SRI screening methods to invest in floating rate bonds. Ethical screening relates to the ...

Active shortfalls see pension fund fee restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... partial performance-based fee structure, asset managers are paid considerable sums regardless of their investment performance," GPIF said. "They therefore have little incentive to set target excess return rates appropriately, to be innovative in seeking ...

Industry fund calls for tougher SMSF rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... unsustainable and posing a major risk to members. The PC noted the SMSF sector has broadly tracked the long-term investment performance of APRA-regulated funds, on average. However, smaller SMSFs (balances under $1 million) have delivered materially ...

VFMC welcomes former Australia Post Super executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... ESG," Gray said. "This enables us to take a whole of portfolio approach and to ensure resilience in our investment performance." APSS chief executive Stephen Milburn-Pyle confirmed former ESSSuper investment manager Alister Wong joined the $7.6 billion ...

Productivity Commission addresses superannuation lottery

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... diversity." The PC noted the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) segment has broadly tracked the long-term investment performance of APRA-regulated funds on average. However, smaller SMSFs (those with balances under $1 million) have delivered materially ...

Perennial cuts fees for defensive LIC, revises investment strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... been higher than this." Schoenheimer said the cost of said protection has detracted from WDE's overall investment performance and impacted dividend payments. As a result of this, the portfolio will no longer be required to constantly carry a level ...