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Fossil fuel companies to be rendered 'worthless': IMPAX

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... according to IMPAX Asset Management, which said new research shows that exposure to fossil fuels has negatively impacted returns in the energy sector. "Eliminating the fossil fuel sector from a global benchmark index would have actually had a small positive ...

REST thanks overseas equities for high returns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Industry superannuation giant REST Super has recorded returns of more than 18% on its most popular investment option for the past financial year. REST's Core Strategy option saw returns of 18.42%, almost three percentage points above those of fellow ...

Infrastructure boom set to continue

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Global infrastructure investments have bounced back from GFC-losses to post equity-like returns, but with lower volatility, according to the Lonsec Research review of the asset class. The Lonsec Infrastructure Securities Sector Review, which covered ...

Parametric appoints new Australian CEO

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... industry adapts to meet MySuper - the new regulation requires fund trustees to have an investment objective to promote net returns after fee costs and taxes from 1 July 2013. Briant is a chartered accountant with more than 20 years of experience in financial ...

Stronger Super look-through requirements may erode competitive edge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... look-through requirements, due to come in on July 1 2014, may compromise confidentiality agreements and erode members' returns, according to Graeme Miller, Towers Watson's director of investment services Australia. The new standards will require super ...

Slow growth and regulatory burden top insurance industry fears

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
Macroeconomic trends, a slow growth rate in an environment of lower asset returns and stricter regulation are the biggest risks to the insurance industry, according to a new report from Ernst & Young (EY). In Business Pulse: Exploring the dual perspectives ...

AustralianSuper returns likely to decline in FY14

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... investment officer and deputy chief executive Mark Delaney told Financial Standard. "We are very pleased with these strong returns, particularly after they were lower last year," Delaney said. This is the fourth year that the Balanced Investment option ...

Retirees warned: beware the 'great rotation'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... Craig Hurt said. However, Hurt said that while high rated government and investment grade bonds may deliver negative real returns over the medium term, there are still options for fixed income investors. "Investors can minimise interest rate risk by ...

ISN welcomes new National Infrastructure Plan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... the need to reform bid processes to reduce costs and barriers to entry and structure projects in a way so that risks and returns are sustainable for private investors including super funds," he said. "This report also recognises that some projects are ...

First State Super launches rebrand

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... Size equals strength. As a larger fund, we can give our members greater stability, improved services and more consistent returns and this delivers improvements in the financial wellbeing of every one of our members," he continued. The announcement of ...