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Ignorance isn't bliss in super: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... fund's default option. Russell Investments also found that only one in five of those surveyed pointed to asset allocation as a key determinant for driving returns, demonstrating a lack of literacy surrounding superannuation in Australia. "As an industry ...

Balanced funds fundamentally flawed

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... growth assets, when their belief would have been that their exposure was much lower." Unless investors address asset allocation within their portfolios they will continue to experience falls in times of economic weakness, he said. "At this junction ...

Switching prompts fund to alter allocations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... members. "This has meant the balance of some of our asset classes have changed relative to others. Widening the asset allocation ranges will improve our ability to achieve investment return objectives, in the best interests of our members." Qantas Super ...

Rest pays out $1bn, calls for policy certainty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Having now paid out more than $1 billion to members, Rest is calling on the government to implement stable super policy settings, warning uncertainty constrains funds' ability to invest for the long-term. As of this morning, the $53 billion superannuation ...

Proceed with caution: Janus Henderson

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
The head of global asset allocation at Janus Henderson has sounded the alarm on risk assets, warning the rally seen in April has so far ignored the threat of economic tailwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic. Janus Henderson's Ashwin Alankar warned investors ...

Asset allocation in a post-pandemic world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... climate, many investors with a long investment timeframe and clear goal are unlikely to change their strategic asset allocation in a significant way. "However, the market dislocation which has arisen from COVID-19 presents a number of interesting opportunities ...

Behavioural tools to limit losses, fear

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Market volatility is unavoidable, especially after a significant crash, but focusing on practical techniques to limit behavioural risk can help financial advisers limit the fear, anxiety and grief that they and their clients may be feeling. Behavioural ...

HESTA awards investment data mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... management of complex fund structures and extensive drill through and look through capabilities, will support asset allocation decision-making, portfolio/fund sector analysis, portfolio risk management, performance attribution reporting, expense management ...

Fundamentals return to the forefront in EM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... research global income team and Bradford Godfrey, CFA institutional portfolio manager director of alternative & asset allocation strategies noted EM interest rates appear attractively valued when analysed against developed markets and on an inflation-adjusted ...

Cbus ready to deploy cash

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... its March quarter returns stood at 10.54%. The fund had planned to gradually, over 2020, increase its strategic asset allocation to infrastructure and other assets it saw benefiting from lower interest rates. It had made the first part of that change ...