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WAM Capital poised to pounce in mixed market

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... June. The company's shareholder base also increased 29.7% during the year to reach 17,358. WAM Capital said investment performance and capital management initiatives, including a share purchase plan (SPP) and an oversubscribed placement, were attributed ...

GBST wealth management performance drives 52% profit boost

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
Wealth management and capital markets software provider GBST has posted its full-year results for FY2015, showing a 52% boost in net profit to $15.3 million. Revenue in subsidiary GBST Wealth Management, which provides the Composer funds administration ...

Regulation is not the only answer: Herbert Smith Freehills

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... and university lecturer Scott Donald said. "People say it's the reason super is expensive, it's the reason for poor performance," Donald continued. During a session at the FSC Conference, he explained that deciding what to allow the market to take care ...

Magellan doubles profit, boosts FUM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... returns in all of its funds. "The largest contributor to funds under management during the past was actually investment performance. Over 60% of the increase in FUM came from investment performance, and the rest came from flows into our retail Australian ...

Retail responsible investment up 24pct

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... ($642m). Australian Ethical welcomed the RIAA benchmarking report and said it confirms that responsible investment performance is consistently competitive, busting the myth that investors need to compromise good performance to invest in accordance with ...

Poor digital experience set to hurt revenue

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... president and managing director John Ruthven said. "Brands need a much deeper understanding of their digital-experience performance if they are to keep their customers and stay competitive." Respondents said that to improve their digital experience score ...

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. ...

Super board changes ignore past lessons: Bowen

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... and individual directors have the required mix of expertise and skills. "Boards are also required to conduct ongoing performance reviews, manage conflicts of interests and make sure directors are fit and proper. Many of these requirements are new and ...

Sunsuper CIO retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... our members, expanding our focus to new asset classes and new ways of investing, always with a dedicated focus on performance, strong control over risks and clear commitment to our members," Scott said. "His experience, enquiring mind, lateral thinking ...

Most members actively choose MySuper: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... 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 retirement. While both members and ...