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Fee and return disclosures influence retirement choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... on fee and return disclosures. In a working paper recently published by the Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), several academics have dissected member reactions to retirement plan information focused on returns and fees. The ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
Australia consumer confidence Conducted from 4 July to 7 July - after 'Brexit' and amidst the then still inconclusive Australian Federal elections - it's not surprising that Australian consumer sentiment declined in July, what was surprising was that ...

Responsible assets close to half of total Australia AUM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... collective AUM by 60% last year, reaching $51.5 billion. These funds now account for 3.8% of total AUM in the country. RIAA's research also demonstrated the return value of a core responsible focus: core RI Australian equities funds outperformed the ...

Fees still an issue for alternatives: WTW

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... top 100 alternative investment managers globally increased by 3% in the past year to US$3.6 trillion, according to new research from Willis Towers Watson (WTW), which found that while inflows remain steady, investors are increasingly looking for ways ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
Australia business confidence Taken "right amidst the heightened uncertainty around the Brexit referendum, and ahead of the Australian Federal election," the National Australia Bank's (NAB) business survey showed business confidence rose to a higher ...

New board members at Sunsuper

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... Medal of the Order of Australia for her services to industrial relations. Harvey is currently the deputy vice chancellor, research and innovation at the University of Southern Queensland, vice president of the CCIQ and chair of CCIQ's investment committee. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Australia housing finance The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the total value of dwelling finance commitments increased by 1.0% in the month of May as a 3.9% jump in "investment housing" more than offset the 0.6% fall in lending"owner ...

Aussie investors list operational alpha among top priorities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... performance but the overall performance of the firm and its drive for operational alpha. "We've done our own industry research with Boston Consulting and McKinsey and found that operations and technology are linked in order to provide better operational ...

QIC assesses the tech spectrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... importance of active management as technology continues to reshape assets' business and operating models. In its latest research paper QIC said the combination of four technology themes - the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), mobile payments, unmanned ...

Returning Fed hike expectations could be flattened by yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
A big bounce in US employment gave the green light to investors and speculators to put risk back on onto their portfolios. Fear, it seems, has left the building... or driven out by the strong US jobs numbers. The VIX index closed 10.6% down to a reading ...