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Productivity Commission shakes up default superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... use and disclose a process to assess their board's performance relative to its objectives and to assess the performance of individual directors annually, it said, and includes having a matrix that identifies the skills and experience of each director. ...

CFS swaps global equities managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... equities fund mandates its investments to about six managers, who are reviewed periodically. "An assessment of the performance of quantitative managers determined that Acadian was no longer appropriate for the portfolio. It was determined that other ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... indicators - building approvals dropped by 13.4% in the year to October (from 12.8% in the previous month) and the AiG performance of construction index dropping further into contraction territory to 44.5 in November. According to AiG, "House building ...

AMP Capital appoints fund manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... Brett to the team, whose deep and diverse real estate experience makes him the ideal candidate to drive the fund performance of our $6.3 billion retail, office and industrial portfolio for our clients," Judd said. "It's an exciting time for our real ...

AI ramping up but legal risks remain

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... management dropped a little from 41% in 2016 to 40% this year. "Vast improvements in processing power mean that the performance of today's machine neural networks far surpass those of previous algorithms. This has coincided with the availability ...

TCorp sets green bond record

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... offered exclusively to clients of Westpac Group. The bonds' returns are linked to an index that tracks the stock performance of companies advancing global development priorities set out in the SDGs, including climate, gender equality, health, education ...

Chief economist update: As safe as Australian houses?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... There's more coming if AiG's latest survey on Australia's construction industry is any guide. The AiG Performance of Manufacturing Index fell by 2.9 points to a reading of 46.4 in October - the second consecutive month of contraction in this ...

ASIC keeps watch on SMSF auditors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... ASIC Commissioner John Price said. "As gatekeepers, they are expected to adhere to the highest standards in the performance of their role. ASIC will continue to take action where the conduct of SMSF auditors is inadequate." ASIC's actions on auditors ...

Private equity will become bigger than hedge funds: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... in the past decade." "There are several key factors that will drive this growth, including: the proven long-term performance of alternatives; the growing opportunities available in private debt; and the rise of emerging markets in which alternatives ...

Cbus invests in UK infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... 11.9% in year ending August 31, according to SelectingSuper. Over a three-year period, the fund had the fourth-best performance of all workplace MySuper funds in Australia with returns of 10.2%. Cbus head of infrastructure Diana Callebaut said the UK ...