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Industry fund buys $7 million beef stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
A $70 billion industry superannuation fund is investing about $7 million in a growing NSW agribusiness. First State Super has invested $6.7 million in Stone Axe Pastoral at Ebor - alongside a commitment from the NSW Government of $3.3 million via its ...

In-house investment bears fruit for AustralianSuper

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk has flagged expanding the fund's internal investment team to manage more than half of its rapidly growing asset base. Australia's largest superannuation fund has previously said it is aiming to manage between ...

Prospectus lodged for ethically screened LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
Morphic Ethical Equities Fund Limited, the first ethically screened global equity listed investment company in over a decade, is undertaking an initial public offering of ordinary shares after lodging its prospectus with ASIC. The company, which provides ...

Investors looking to alternatives amid low cash rate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... class' stability that first attracted GCI to invest. "The thing that was most attractive to us, in addition to the good return, was the fact that there was such a lack of volatility. The asset class had showed not a single negative month even through ...

Research shows ethical investing at tipping point

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
Six million working Australian's are "highly ethically active" according to research conducted by Australian Ethical, which the asset manager said would lead to mainstream products adopting tighter ESG screens. Australian Ethical predicted that the ...

Unconstrained bond funds disappoint in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
Many unconstrained bond funds failed to meet their benchmarks in 2015, according to research by Lonsec, reflecting a broader struggle for returns as volatility and bearish sentiment seized markets in the second half of the year. Unconstrained funds ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
Australia's giant neighbours have been the world's largest source of growth for years. But the great investment opportunity is full of traps and markets often fall in erratic behaviours. Laura Millan asks eight key questions to understand Asia and to ...

Obsession with stability is killing returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
An obsession with stability is moving investors away from all kinds of opportunities; from healthcare and IT mega caps to tobacco, fracking or coal, according to Ariel Investments chief investment officer of international and global equities Rupal J. ...

Royal Commission looks at choice of super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... superannuation is compulsory and the particular industry superannuation fund with which the union is associated may provide a good return for members. It is often said that industry superannuation funds have performed well in comparison with retail superannuation ...

Future Fund reaches $104bn, earns 14pct

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
The Future Fund has reported its 2013-14 results and confirmed that its assets pool has climbed to $104 billion and achieved earnings slightly ahead of the SelectingSuper performance index. Its funds under management (FUM) make it, in effect, Australia's ...