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ESG options outperform in the short term: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... Shares (9.1%), AMP SignatureSuper - Responsible Investment Leaders International Share (8.6%) and UniSuper - Sustainable Balanced 8.7%. The analysis also found that Australia is one of the most active ESG supporters in terms of adopting United Nations ...

New Bond ETF for BetaShares

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... secure asset, AGVT could be considered an attractive option for many portfolios. "Government bonds are a core part of a balanced portfolio given their historical negative correlation to equities and high level of stability relative to corporate bonds," ...

Chief economist update: The back-to-back rate cuts Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... downturns". According to Reuters: "Carstens also said the possible short-term gain of lowering borrowing costs had to be balanced against the potential risks in terms of asset misallocation and asset mispricing and financial stability risks as we move ...

Australians rapidly gaining wealth: Roy Morgan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... about the risks posed by high levels of debt and falling property values, but when we drill down into the data, a more balanced long term picture emerges." She explained the long-term trend is positive despite a marginal decline in household net worth ...

QSuper lowers balanced fund fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
Members invested in QSuper's default balanced option will benefit from lower investment fees. In addition to the group insurance policy changes the $72 billion super fund introduced on July 1, investment fee changes have been rolled out. Investment ...

MySuper eyes SMSF stronghold

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... return on average for the year. Do lifecycle products have the potential to produce greater benefits than single strategy, balanced products? Take this short survey here.

Hostplus makes bid for SMSF money

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... geared at them. SMSF investors will have access to six of Hostplus' 23 investment options, including its flagship balanced option and the low-cost index balanced option. The lineup also includes four unlisted options from IFM and Industry Super Property ...

Blue chips hit board diversity target

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... company boards is a long way from equal." ACSI recently called on listed companies to set a timeframe to achieve gender-balanced boards of a 40% (female), 40% (male) and 20% (either gender) mix. If companies are unwilling to set a reasonable timeframe ...

Super fund overhauls group insurance cover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... of QSuper Self Invest, the ESG criteria applies to its entire listed equities portfolio across the lifetime, moderate, balanced, aggressive, Australian shares and international shares options. Additionally, QSuper is dropping the eligible minimum age ...

Top performing ESG options revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... UniSuper's Sustainable High Growth option at 9.74%. Further, despite the misconception that ethical options underperform, balanced ESG superannuation options outperformed other balanced options in the 12 months to April 2019. Rainmaker executive ...