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SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) report shows that the majority of Australian active managers underperformed their respective benchmarks over five-year periods. The one exception to this rule was Australian equity small- ...

MSCI measures insto ESG exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
Global index and research house MSCI has launched an MSCI ACWI Sustainable Impact Index alongside its MSCI ESG Sustainable Impact Metrics with the aim of allowing institutional investors to measure exposure to public companies whose products and services ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... expects the Australian economy to grow by 2.5% this year and by 3.0% in 2017. IMF economic counsellor and director of research, Maurice Obsfeld, warned that "Lower growth means less room for error" adding that, "Persistent slow growth has scarring effects ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Australia housing finance The number of finance home loan approvals increased by 1.5% in the month of February, less than market expectations for a 2.2% lift but marks a strong rebound from the previous month's 4.4% decline. A 3.0% jump in the number ...

Lifestage funds outperform early

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... single investment strategies and MySuper lifecycle products are beginning to emerge according to the latest Rainmaker research. Rainmaker recently combined the quarterly returns of both MySuper investment strategies into a two year performance result ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Australia housing finance The number of finance home loan approvals increased by 1.5% in the month of February, less than market expectations for a 2.2% lift but marks a strong rebound from the previous month's 4.4% decline. A 3.0% jump in the number ...

Fortnum debuts integrated advice platform

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... configured to include a working document function to allow advisers to store and retrieve detailed file notes of any research, information and analysis conducted to derive an advice recommendation. These configurations aim to protect advisers against ...

CalPERS urges Rio Tinto to report climate change risk

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... operational emissions management; asset portfolio resilience to the International Energy Agency's scenarios; low-carbon energy research and development and investment strategies; relevant strategic key performance indicators and executive incentives ...

Volatility driving SMSF diversification

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... options in a bid to escape market volatility and reduce their exposure to the Australian share market, according to new research by AMP Capital. The research found that 46% of respondents had significantly changed their asset allocation during the last ...

Africa to become major alpha source

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Insync Funds Management has predicted Africa will become the "next big growth region" for global investors. This is largely driven by the rise in African consumer markets, which have become a major profit driver for consumer multinationals, according ...