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Active portfolios post stellar returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
Two actively managed global equities portfolios have vastly outperformed their peers and respective benchmarks, with one fund manager delivering a whopping 96% for the year. Vision Super's Innovation and Disruption Option, managed by Baillie Gifford ...

Retirees value home over super: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... wish to remain in their home throughout retirement, but 74% are not confident they have adequate retirement funding and no one wants to access their super prematurely," he said. Retirees have not been spared by the impact of the pandemic with half of ...

MySuper reforms could have downsides

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... according to some critics. Advance Human Solutions managing director Alexandra White said that as super funds are rated against one another on MySuper performance, they will be forced to identify when investment teams are the reason behind that underperformance. ...

TPB bans tax agent over COVID-19 fraud

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... clients to her own, without authority. She subsequently lodged income tax returns and business activity statements on behalf of one client who was no longer trading, without their knowledge or authorisation. These statements included false figures. The ...

AMP Capital included in UNPRI Leaders Group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
AMP Capital has been included in a prestigious list celebrating excellence in responsible investment, amid a turbulent year during which controversy after controversy has rocked the investment manager. AMP Capital was named alongside 16 asset owners ...

Perpetual axes geared investment options

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... year of returns in excess of 50%. However, Perpetual's Geared High Growth fund shows five-year returns of 6.8% per annum and one-year returns of -4.6% per annum as of 31 August 2020. The Geared Australian Share fund had one-year returns of -32.2% and ...

Hume clarifies survival of the fittest in MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... October of the same year. "We're talking about underperformance over eight years. It's not about funds having a bad quarter or one bad year," Hume said. She said MySuper fees have increased since the products were launched, despite competition in the ...

Ratings house launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... many 'standard' managed funds and require significant resources and skill sets to assess them properly. "We believe this is one of the key reason other ratings houses have not analysed these types of products consistently," she said.

MLC Life hires wealth and partnerships lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... TOWER Australia. MLC Life made structural changes to its group and life insurance divisions recently, merging the groups to one business unit. Among the internal changes, Emily Wu was promoted to general manager of fund partnerships in May after a stint ...

FPA renews calls for advice definition changes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... 'general advice' with an alternative term so it is clear to consumers what is being offered - advice that does not consider one's specific circumstances," he said.