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Industry funds dominate risk-adjusted MySuper returns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... head-to-head initially, Dunnin said that there is a big difference between a product that may achieve a lower return than one that achieves poor returns. "The objective of the RMetrics report is to help super funds discern this," he said.

Use 401k to pay student debts: US senator

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... savings," said Paul. He said under the plan a family of two parents and a child could put over $15,000 in pre-tax funds in one year towards tuition or student loan repayment. As the system currently stands, student loans and tuition are paid for with ...

The secret to super outperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... revealed Australian superannuation funds that engage in responsible investing are outperforming their peers. The report looked at one, three and five-year time frames and found that those funds using responsible investment strategies outperformed on ...

Bill to defer adviser education standards tabled

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... qualification will be deferred by two years to 1 January 2026." "The transitional timeframe for the approved exam will be deferred by one year to 1 January 2022." The extension will come into effect the day after the bill receives Royal Assent. The amendments ...

Super funds to crack 13% by year end, retail leading

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... returns last seen six years ago (in 2013), as the market correction of last year's November and December roll out of the one-year returns. "In a practical sense, what is going on with super fund returns is that the awfully low December quarter returns ...

Bridgewater loses another chief

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... range of chief executive configurations for the hedge fund, with Apple Inc. executive Jon Rubinstein and Greg Jensen, now one of Bridgewater's three co-chief investment officers, taking turns at the top job. Murray has served as co-chief since 2014 ...

Regulators circle as scandal engulfs Westpac

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... issues, but there is not as yet a formal investigation," Byres said. There are two sets of obligations that come under BEAR, one relating to the entity; the bank, to conduct its affairs with skill and diligence and cooperate with APRA, as well as a second ...

FASEA under pressure on managed accounts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... where they have a conflict of interest or duty, means for managed accounts to consider the code as a whole - rather than just one standard. "I think you'd do it in the same way you've done other forms of charging a fee. You need to sit back and ...

Equity Trustees renews custody mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... our back office as we continue to focus on our core business of acting as a professional trustee," he said. State Street is one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors. It currently has $32.9 trillion in ...

Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) disappointed no one when it kept the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 0.75% after the conclusion of its December 3 meeting. This is perfectly rational: Monetary policy operates with a lag - it takes about ...