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Four Australians in running for UN PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... credentials to actually deliver. We're the custodians of people's investment savings in a world that is more focused on and returns are more driven by responsible investing," said Donohue. "What we look to bring to the table is a voice of practicality ...

Yale returns tough to replicate: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... successful Yale Endowment Fund should be careful, warns an academic. The Yale Endowment Fund (YEF) is famous for the high returns it achieves from investment in private equity funds, returns that reportedly annualise at 30% over almost 40 years. This ...

Super industry reviews carbon tax impact

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... assess risks and opportunities on your portfolio and this is what will start to happen." Vamos said it vital to focus on returns, and on which companies would be hit and which receive compensation. She said money would become available for innovation ...

Impact investing emerges as asset class

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... decisions of super funds and heads of investment. Impact investing allows for investment decsions to be weighted not only on returns but also on the external impact of the projects invested in and is now taking up a far larger portion of the global investing ...

Telstra Super majority returns above 10%

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
Telstra Super annual returns scored double digits for the last financial year, with six out of its nine accumulated investment options performing above 10%. This is the second consecutive year with promising results, according to the large corporate ...

BT Wrap launches new tax and trading tools

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
BT Wrap has launched new tax and trading tools aimed at maximising after-tax investment returns and minimising the work on portfolio management, client reviews and rebalances. Head of BT Wrap, Chris Freeman, said the changes were part of an ongoing ...

AUI banking on insto retirement capital

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... demographics of Australia and ageing Australians, we see great opportunities for institutional investors to get long term returns through a fund that acquires and then owns mature retirement villages," said Mark Pratt, general manager, property, mortgages ...

China-Gillard tug o' war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... unsettling events for domestic investors to worry about over the past 12 months but still Australian equities achieved positive returns for fiscal year 2010/2011. The S&P/ASX 300 index rose by 7.3 per cent - 11.9 per cent including dividends -- over ...

Westpoint directors face charges

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... trustee company, Bowesco. If convicted, each alleged offence carries a maximum penalty of five years' jail. The matter returns to court on July 15. On June 24, Rundle was found guilty of making a false statement with intent to obtain a financial advantage ...

Super funds returns on upwards trend

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... performing funds are expected to break double figures and score 12% plus. The results are contained in the latest fund returns analysis released by SelectingSuper using research by Rainmaker Information. "8% returns, given the rollercoaster ride the ...