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VFMC hires State Super investments chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... October 26 as its head of the portfolio management. He will lead the group responsible for portfolio strategy and asset allocation, investment risk and implementing VFMC client portfolios. Gabriel will report to VFMC chief investment officer Russell ...

New super benchmarking flawed: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... extraordinary outperformance of many Australian superannuation funds over extended periods of time, let alone the asset allocation decisions which were integral to achieving this performance," Rice Warner said. "Some funds have outperformed CPI by 4% ...

AustralianSuper ratings slide at Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... AustralianSuper's review, Wong noted its strong senior investment team, fee negotiating skills and well-considered asset allocation. However, he also pointed to the turnover in internal investment teams (with investors leaving for other superannuation ...

Industry fund updates investment fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
An industry super fund has bumped up its fees on some investment options due to the effects of COVID-19 market volatility. Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund (ACSRF) said the changes are set to come into effect on November 1. "Due to ...

Through good and bad: Advisers add value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... such as managed account solutions." Other factors that contribute to the 10-year added value include appropriate asset allocation (0.90%), cost of cash (0.60%) and expertise. On asset allocation, Russell said it surveyed over 3000 non-advised super members ...

Perpetual axes geared investment options

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
A number of underperforming super options have been axed by Perpetual. Perpetual has terminated its Geared High Growth option, Geared Australian Share option and its Capital Guarantee option for Perpetual Select Super members. Members were notified ...

Clime partners with asset consultant

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... adviser to support its managed account portfolios. Mercer will be supporting Clime with strategic and dynamic asset allocation advice and assisting in selecting managers for the managed fund component of Clime's separately managed accounts. The appointment ...

MySuper funds face new test, member bans

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... to account for longer-term returns. It will use after-fees and after-tax performance, and will take individual asset allocation in performance. "Products that underperform their net investment return benchmark by 0.5 percentage points per year over an ...

Asset allocators not prepared for market complexity: Milestone

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... still relying on spreadsheets and aging technologies that are reaching the end of their useful lifecycle. The Asset Allocation Technology Survey 2020 looked at the current and future technology requirements of institutional asset allocators, both asset ...

Low rates put retirees at risk: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... said. "The alternative to an income-oriented strategy is the total returns approach, where a portfolio's asset allocation is set at a level that can sustainably support the spending required to meet those goals and encourages the use of capital returns ...