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Australian Retirement Trust announces new investment strategy and options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has announced a range of changes to its investment strategy and options. ART chief of retirement, Kathy Vincent, said the fund engaged its members, advisers and employers to co-design the new investment menu. "When ...

Rest awards impact mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... investment returns and also generate measurable positive environmental impacts," said Kiran Singh, Rest's head of listed assets. "The transition to a lower-carbon economy is presenting us with new investment opportunities to accelerate returns for ...

Super funds increasing offshore investment, currency hedging lessens: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
According to NAB's latest super insights report, funds are increasingly diversifying internationally; offshore investment allocations rose to 47.8% in 2022, up from 46.8% in the previous year. The report, which surveyed 41 funds comprising 85% of ...

Private equity, venture capital outperform listed assets: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
Over the past decade, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) in Australia have yielded an 18% return on investment compared to 9% for the ASX 100 and 8% for the ASX Small Ordinaries Index in the last decade. According to the Australian Investment ...

Rest names internal global equities lead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
... stock-picking strategy that complements Rest's investment internalisation strategy. Mercado will report to Rest's head of listed assets Kiran Singh, anchoring his role in Sydney. He was previously a partner at Paris-based asset manager Comgest, serving ...

Australia lags in global fund disclosure: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
Australia's fund disclosure regime ranks weakest in the developed world, leaving investors in the dark. According to a Morningstar Global Investors Experience report, Australia falls behind other developed markets in terms of managed fund and superannuation ...

Industry funds' illiquid assets scrutinised

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
The Australian superannuation system allows investors to shift between options and funds daily, raising critical questions about liquidity. Despite requirements under SPG530 - Investment Governance, public disclosure on liquidity stress-testing is relatively ...

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
One of Sam Sicilia's pet themes is that the forces of technology are deflationary, and they will inevitably kick in to be a dominant influence. The Hostplus investment chief has been on this tear for some time and hasn't changed his mind despite ...

Vanguard Super reignites fee war with launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
Three years after it first announced plans for a superannuation offering, Vanguard is now home to one of the cheapest MySuper products - a lifecycle solution that auto-adjusts 36 times. It was back in November 2019 that Vanguard's Robin Bowerman ...

Rest revamps equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
Industry superannuation fund Rest has restructured its listed assets team as it adopts a more holistic approach to investing its $66 billion in funds. As Rest continues to enhance its whole-of-fund investment style, it has realigned the team's roles ...