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SMSFs up property, managed funds exposure

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
SMSF investors' exposure to property has increased to 20.4% of portfolios in the 12 months to end of March 2016 at the expense of Australian equities, according to data compiled by SMSF administrator SuperConcepts. Property increased its share from ...

European Cities Fund makes first acquisition

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016

Ethics and income not incompatible: Martin Currie

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... Applying an ethical values screen to investment doesn't need to compromise income objectives, according to Martin Currie research. Commenting on the Ethical Income strategy, distributed by Legg Mason, the Martin Currie research found that the "investment ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Australia inflation expectations If it's anything to go by the latest Consumer Inflationary Expectations Survey released by the Melbourne Institute shows that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) couldn't have cut interest rates soon enough. Recall that ...

Oxford-Man Institute expands into machine learning

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... stimulating environment where expertise can be leveraged and shared. The expansion will also see OMI appoint two new senior research fellows/associate professors in machine learning with a specific focus on quantitative finance. Commenting on the expansion ...

Funds management rife with "dressed up" performance data: Cerulli

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
A new Cerulli Associates report suggests fund managers are increasingly "spinning" back-tested data as real performance. The Cerulli Edge - Europe Edition report highlights the lack of clarity investment consultants face when selecting funds; they often ...

Australians demanding robo-advice from super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... to engage those who are not actively considering a financial planner or cannot afford one," Investment Trends head of research for wealth management Recep Peker said. "Most current generation robo advisers are focused on investment selection, but these ...

Super fund asset class performance disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... question how effective the active management investment strategies of some super funds are. The headline result of the research is that there is significant underperformance of asset class specific options versus their benchmarks. The level of underperformance ...

IFM Investors appoints independent chair

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... projects in New South Wales and Victoria (rolling stock, desalination plant, power stations, public transport ticketing, research facilities, and traffic camera and enforcement processing facilities). "We are delighted to have an individual of Brad's ...

Research places State Super on top

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
State Super's 2015 Member Satisfaction Research has named State Super as the leading superannuation fund in providing superior member services. In its third year, the research benchmarked State Super against the general superannuation industry and revealed ...