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Misperception of independence jeopardising trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... ranked third at 68.4% - up 4.9% on the prior corresponding period. Australians least satisfied with the investment performance of superannuation were the 56.6% that acquired the product through their employer. This is a cause for industry concern as ...

APRA delivers poor super fund ultimatum

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... composition," Rowell said. "This was consistent for funds with and without equal representation, across measures of investment performance, fees and costs, and sustainability metrics such as net cash flows." The ASFA Conference opened today to more than ...

Contango swaps investment managers following AGM

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... Benchmark." Carroll added that CTN shareholders have also been subjected to "instability, both at the board and investment performance level." The move to appoint NAOS came about due to a commercial arrangement between said manager and CGA, with the ...

SelectingSuper winners crowned

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... performance in delivering value to members, underpinned by top tier results across all categories including investment performance, member engagement, insurance and innovation. The fund was also awarded Personal Select Choice Product of the Year for ...

Media Super appoints investments GM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... fund is pursing strong growth. Media Super has produced strong outcomes over the past several years around investment performance and risk management." "I am excited to continue contributing to this momentum going forward, and bring new perspectives ...

ESG and emerging markets investment continues rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... by the investment consultancy suggests a positive relationship between managers' governance scores and investment performance in emerging markets. While this is only a preliminary finding, bfinance highlighted that the good ESG scores received by some ...

AllianceBernstein slashes retail fees

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... entirely appropriate in a challenging market where investors are rightly focused on value for money as well as investment performance," Driscoll said. Driscoll described AB as a global leader in the conversation about changing fee models in active management ...

UBS wins pensions mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... to work together to develop plans to "pool investments to significantly reduce costs, while maintaining investment performance." The $18 billion mandate is among some of the biggest awarded to date. In April 2017 AMP Capital awarded a passive suite of ...

Why it shouldn't be called impact investing

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... that the term implies a disconnect between environmental awareness and the actual business of delivering investment performance - when, in fact, the two are inextricably linked. "Fund managers have yet to come to grips with the fact that green assets ...

Mercer names new chief investment officer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... Pacific. Long serving TCorp senior manager Kylie Willment will join Mercer from 25 October, overseeing the investment performance of Mercer's suite of diversified funds and asset class building blocks. She will work closely with Mercer's global wealth ...