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VicSuper launches ESG member option

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... Socially Responsible Index. VicSuper explained that the launch of the new option was the result of member and employer research; 84% of respondents in VicSuper's survey said they would consider moving some or all of their investments into such an option. ...

Hunter Hall funds and LIC receive makeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... be managed by a combined Pengana and Hunter Hall team, led by chief investment officer Jordan Cvetanovski and head of research Steven Glass. Pengana portfolio manager, and Hunter Hall's former acting chief investment officer, James McDonald also join ...

Five minutes of sunshine tomorrow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
Hip, hip! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Business Indicators' report (released yesterday) eased growing concerns that tomorrow's National Accounts would show that the Australian economy weakened sharply - if not outright contracted -- in ...

ETP demand grows, fees stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
Exchange traded products are charging fees disproportionately to the dramatic growth in assets and number of products available, according to Rainmaker data. Between March 2013 and 2017, ETP funds under management quadrupled from $7.2 billion to $27.2 ...

US labour market covfefe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
America's non-farm payrolls report is called "The Mother of All Economic Reports" for nothing - it moves the US financial markets (and by extension, the global ones) up or down depending on the indications it presents when it's released. The US employment ...

Goals-based strategies valuable for retirees: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
Goals-based investing strategies have a greater chance of generating excess replacement income than annuities, an international study shows. Most retirement investment solutions are failing to meet the needs of future retirees, according to a study ...

Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
You've all heard, read and googled the news - the Australian dollar is taking a battering and is headed down, down. I first came across this when I read Michael Wilson's piece on Bloomberg, "The Australian Dollar's Outlook Darkens" (16 May). Back then ...

Hassle-free housing investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... yield strategy may well find it's a good opportunity to invest, compared to what they can get in cash from the bank." SQM Research recently awarded BRICKX Trusts a 'Superior' rating, allowing them to be included on approved product lists. "To be awarded ...

Governance professional joins SMSFA board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... standards, education for SMSF specialists and trustees, and the need for sound, long-term public policy underpinned by research and keen debate."

Global asset management fees continue to fall

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... reluctant to pay inflated fees for betas dressed up as alpha," bfinance director, Australia, Frithjof van Zyp said. "What our research has shown is that fees are responding to a new dominant mindset among investors, which is that while returns are hard ...