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Boys' clubs cost companies: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... companies with higher diversity, especially in senior management, may generate higher investor returns compared to the benchmark," Nash said. In addition, the data revealed what the study refers to as "pink ghettos". This term is used to identify situations ...

YFYS changed how funds invest: JPMAM

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... decisions' contribution to the tracking error to a fund's strategic asset allocation. This resulted in them favouring more benchmark-relative strategies with lower tracking error within public markets. However, chief investment officers are seeking opportunities ...

Super fund restructures, adds new roles

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
An industry superannuation fund is consolidating its member service and marketing functions in a restructure that sees the addition of some new roles and the departure of a longstanding executive. Legalsuper is integrating member service and marketing ...

Investment Trends, Finura Group partner

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
... Needs Report. Providing an in-depth review of recent developments in the Australian advice technology space, including a benchmark of functionality offered by established advice software providers, the partnership brings together digital advice frameworks ...

Dexus inches closer to Atlassian HQ

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... facilities. "This unique project will catalyse Sydney's innovation and technology precinct, Tech Central and set a new global benchmark in sustainability and smart workplace that challenges the status quo," Dexus chief investment officer Ross Du Vernet ...

abrdn establishes Sustainability Group, promotes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... companies from the investment universe. Each fund will also include specific ESG targets and lower carbon intensity than its benchmark."

Morningstar bets on active fund managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
As market sell-offs continue to pummel ASX-listed active fund managers, Morningstar is betting big that Pendal, Magellan, Pinnacle and Platinum will deliver past the short-term noise. The fund mangers' "compounding potential" for larger assets under ...

BetaShares launches Aussie bluechip ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... equities. "The quality score methodology used by the fund aims to produce superior long-term performance compared to benchmark Australian equities indices," Vynokur said. The fund manager recently launched its Digital Health and Telemedicine ETF (EDOC) ...

TAL wins life company award for 2021

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
TAL has taken out the Association of Financial Advisers' 2021 Life Company of the Year Award for the fifth consecutive year. TAL also won the Overall Platinum and Income Protection categories. NEOS Life took home four awards for Service Quality, Trauma ...

Active funds continue underperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... in 2021. Over the one year and three-year periods ending December 2021, 42.2% and 62.7% of funds were beaten by the benchmark, respectively. In Aussie mid and small caps 42.4% of funds failed to beat the benchmark on a one-year basis, and 44.3% failed ...