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Watershed SMA makes the right calls

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  SUNDAY, 11 SEP 2016
Over a difficult trading year to July 30, where world markets dipped into the red, the Watershed International ETF SMA delivered 6.86% p.a. gross return for its investors, outpacing its benchmark the MSCI World Index (AUD) which lost 2.48%, giving outperformance ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
US consumer credit Total US consumer credit went up by US$17.7 billion in July, stronger than the previous month's US14.5 billion increase and more than market expectations for a US$15.6 billion rise. Non-revolving credit - i.e. car and student loans ...

Fears of increased compliance costs misguided

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
A financial services technology firm says transparent risk and governance measures have always been fundamental to the delivery of 'true' digital financial advice. Decimal believes compliance should already be at the core of robo-advice platforms utilised ...

Negative rates can generate positive returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
QSuper has positioned about one-fifth of its investment portfolio in fixed income with the view it diversifies against equities and prepares for ongoing global monetary policy shifts. The fund's head of investment strategy, Damian Lillicrap, said QSuper ...

Capital stewards create value on Main Street

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
Australia's superannuation system is estimated to reach more than $9.5 trillion in the next 20 years and the role of super funds as capital stewards will remain large, according to industry professionals. Capital stewardship is continually redefined ...

Super investment poorly communicated

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia believes the super industry has done "an extraordinarily bad job" of communicating its investment story to wider Australia. Opening the 2016 Australian Superannuation Investment ...

ISPT outlines ESG commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
Industry Superannuation Property Trust (ISPT) has published an environmental, social and governance document outlining its commitment to best practice in the investment and funds management sector. The document, ESG Beyond Financial Performance, highlights ...

Good financial advice a challenge: ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
ASIC has published its Corporate Plan for 2016-17, which notes the industry still faces challenges in providing "good quality" financial advice. The Corporate Plan outlines ASIC's vision to "allow markets to fund the economy, and in turn, economic growth. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
Australia capex The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report on business investment shows actual private new capital expenditure drop by 5.4% in the June quarter following a similar 5.4% decline in the three months to period and worse than market ...

Capital not enough to prevent failures

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
A lone reliance on capital is an "unwise strategy", according to APRA chair Wayne Byres who said the industry must accept and prepare for failures in the banking industry. Speaking at the Actuaries Institute Banking Conference Byres noted that while ...