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Satisfaction with industry super rising

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... trailed retail funds for the first seven months of 2017, figures from November how satisfaction with the financial performance of industry funds sits at 59.2%, just higher than retail funds at 57.5%. QSuper had the highest satisfaction with 70%, followed ...

Happier New Year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderful world..." -- Louis Armstrong Yes Virginia, if the strong performance of most major equity markets around the world is any indication, 2018 will not be just a happy New Year but a happier one. The ...

A case for faster wages growth (or not)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... debt. The latest AiG performance indices offer good tidings, i.e. further improvement in the labour market. The AiG performance of manufacturing index jumped to a reading of 57.3 in November from 51.1 in the previous month for its 14th straight month ...

Misperception of independence jeopardising trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... ranked third at 68.4% - up 4.9% on the prior corresponding period. Australians least satisfied with the investment performance of superannuation were the 56.6% that acquired the product through their employer. This is a cause for industry concern as ...

Capex brings cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... record high in October and business confidence remaining above its long-term average (+8 versus +6). The latest AiG performance of manufacturing index's sharp reversal to a reading of 57.3 in November from 51.1 in the previous month also fits with the ...

Industry rolls out anti-sexual harassment ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... manager Impact Shares. Filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission shows the fund is aiming to measure the performance of large caps of US$2 billion that are "empowering to women." The companies are selected based on gender diversity scores ...

Contango swaps investment managers following AGM

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... costs associated with the board obtaining independent legal advice." Carroll said the board considered the relative performance of NAOS and CGA; the fee structures under the previous investment management arrangement; the alignment between management ...

ARCO Investment Management launches new strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... Management is responding to investor demand with a new, daily-priced absolute return offer. Building on the strong performance of its flagship absolute return strategy, ARCO has introduced the daily-priced ARCO Absolute Return Fund for investors seeking ...

Australian business conditions gone gangbusters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... the Australian Industry Group (AiG) in the same month. Instead, while it remained at expansion levels, the AiG performance of manufacturing index declined to 51.1 points in October - the lowest level this year - from 54.2 in the previous month as the ...

Perennial LIC extends investment mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... year, the manager has increased the portfolio exposure to small cap stocks. This change, plus the strong relative performance of the small caps portfolio, has resulted in the small caps allocation being close to the 20% limit as at 30 September 2017." ...