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Women-led super funds outperform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... representation, out-perform "male-centric" funds by 50 basis points on average, according to Rainmaker SelectingSuper research. Released to coincide with International Women's Day, the research was based on an analysis of FY2015 and calendar 2015 investment ...

Clients asking planners for margin loans

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... of planners (31%) who recommended a margin loan in 2015 said the loan was instigated by the client, according to new research by Investment Trends, up from 21% in 2014. In its eleventh year, the 2015 Margin Lending Planner Report is an in-depth study ...

SMAs driving growth at fund manager Altair

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... netwealth). The group's admin staff and investment team have grown bigger. For a boutique shop, Altair boasts 10 people in research, 10 in support services and four in sales. Two key hires included an analyst who previously worked at Platinum Asset Management ...

Hyperion named Fund Manager of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... Cap. Morningstar praised Hyperion chief investment officer Mark Arnold and portfolio manager Joel Gray's "meticulous research" and "generated an extremely impressive long-term track record." "Hyperion deserves applause for its unwavering commitment to ...

New framework for in-house investing

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... funds and other asset owners to implement in-house investment management. The framework is included in CIFR's latest research which argues members of larger funds can benefit directly from in-house investment management, provided it is done properly. ...

Gender pay gap worsening: ACTU

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... with $292,500 for men. It said twice the amount of government superannuation tax concessions flow to men than women. The research comes ahead of International Women's Day tomorrow. ACTU president Ged Kearney said the findings are overwhelming. "Young ...

Market confidence marches in March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
"Do you know where you're going to... Where are you going to Do you know?" - Diana Ross, 'Theme from Mahogany" Last week was another good week for equity markets with most major benchmark indices finishing with green lights blinking brightly. Has the ...

With pretty numbers like these, who needs a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
At the time of this writing, the A$ is fetching around US$0.7350 - after appreciating from US$0.7175 to US$0.7295 after the National Statistician released the Australian economy's scorecard that showed much higher growth than expected in the last quarter ...

New how-to guide for ESG reporting

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... sustainability reporting of ASX100 companies since 2008, and the ASX200 since 2009. Year-on-year our sustainability reporting research has shown a continuous progress in reporting, but there's still room for improvement." Loane added shareholders and ...

Mercer issues super fund imperatives

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... investment strategies and be more proactive in reviewing their post-retirement offerings. Mercer director of strategic research Hendrie Koster said many super investment strategies still assume all members have the same investment objectives "and therefore ...