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Super fund asset class performance disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... are. The headline result of the research is that there is significant underperformance of asset class specific options versus their benchmarks. The level of underperformance varies greatly between asset classes but it is greatest in property, where the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... US Labor Market Conditions Index As if confirming the latest disappointing US employment numbers - up by 160K in April versus expectations for a 200K addition - the broader US Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI) printed at minus 0.9% last month. This ...

May sell may go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... (cross my fingers and hope to die) pledge had been becoming impotent of late. The yen and the euro have both appreciated versus the greenback despite both central banks' efforts to weaken them... and I can't see this state of affairs reversing until ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... forecast of 1.167 million. So too are building permits, down 7.7% to 1.086 million - the lowest level in 12 months -- in March versus the lowest prediction 1.175 million. Taken at face value, these numbers undoubtedly paint a picture of a slowing economy ...

No more tears?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... lowered trajectory of the fed funds rate and indications of stability in China - has strengthened the A$ - now up 12.6% versus the US$ from this year's low and 8.6% on the trade weighted index. Persistent A$ strength could unwind the advances Australia ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... likely to push back Fed rate hike expectations. Following yesterday's less than expected in retail spending - down by 0.3% versus 0.1% increase expected - consumer price inflation also disappointed. US headline inflation eased to 0.9% in the year to ...

SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) report shows that the majority of Australian active managers underperformed their respective benchmarks over five-year periods. The one exception to this rule was Australian equity small- ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... year to March from 1.2% in the previous month (1.3% expected) and the retail price index was up 1.6% year-on-year in March versus 1.3% in February and expectations for an annual increase of 1.4%. A jump in airfares, increased prices at restaurants and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... market expectations for a 0.4% lift, marking the third month in a row of disappointing retail sales - up 0.3% in January versus expectations for a 0.4% gain; no change in December against 0.5% increase expected. In year-on-year terms, retail sales growth ...

Active management tax effects erode investor returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... example, total fund returns capture pre-tax returns generated by active fund managers but they do not break down income versus capital gains. This is important, given that income and capital gains are taxed at different rates." CIFR's research used a ...

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Aware Super reshapes governance team, appoints chief risk officer

VINNY VUCAGO
Aware Super has announced a leadership reshuffle, appointing a new chief risk officer amid the departure of its long-serving group executive of legal.

IFM lifts stake in Atlas Arteria to 40% after upping offer price

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
IFM Investors has raised its stake in Atlas Arteria from 34.5% to 38.3% in an on-market stock purchase, just a day after it raised its offer price for the toll road operator to $5.10 per security.

Zenith bolsters research, investment capabilities with new hires

MATTHEW WAI
Zenith has announced two senior appointments to strengthen its research and portfolio management divisions.

Regulators push for stronger stress-testing capability, resilience

KARREN VERGARA
The ability to remain resilient and manage liquidity pressures amid severe, multi-dimensional stress scenarios is an area of focus that APRA and ASIC want superannuation funds to improve.

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