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SMSF establishments soar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... Western Australia (9.4%), South Australia (6.8%), Tasmania (1.3%), ACT (1.7%) and NT (0.2%). The recent Class Annual Benchmark Report: SMSF Resilience in a time of constant change revealed that 5.5% more SMSFs are invested in ETFs than two years ago. ...

YFYS spurs half to change asset mix

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
Only half of superannuation funds will be prompted to change their investment profile as a result of the new Your Future, Your Super performance test, an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees survey shows. The poll, conducted at AIST's ...

Time to weed out dud funds: Delaney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... approach that is too defensive - failing to maximise returns. But if performance testing just compares that to a defensive benchmark the fund could very well pass while still failing to do the right thing by members. "What we should be doing is maximising ...

Why are YFYS test scores a secret?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
At the AIST's annual investment conference, APRA general manager superannuation Katrina Ellis was asked if the regulator is keen on transparency, why it didn't publish the quantum by which MySuper products passed or failed the inaugural YFYS ...

How YFYS test will change currency investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... hedging framework and implementation techniques to manage risks and generate lasting and material outperformance to that benchmark." Trying to outperform the benchmarks is one way to address YFYS, another is to hedge against the risk of benchmarks, and ...

ETF use grows in SMSFs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... funds (SMSFs) is on a steady rise, almost matching the proportion invested in managed funds. The latest Class Annual Benchmark Report: SMSF Resilience in a time of constant change revealed that 5.5% more SMSFs are invested in ETFs than two years ago. ...

Transition to renewables trumps divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... is drawing on the fact that we have been historically looking at primarily carbon emissions and looking at that on a benchmark relative term. We now have - thanks to the third- party data providers - multiple metrics at a company level, not just the ...

APRA leaves door open for benchmark tweaks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... use. And I think we can make proposals to the government about expanding the number of indices that are used in the benchmark as well," she said. "But that would be a change to the regulations whereas APRA actually has a more straightforward discretion ...

Responsible investment sector hits $1.2tn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... according to the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA). RIAA has released its annual Responsible Investment Benchmark Report, which shows that the total pool of responsible investments has soared to $1.2 trillion, from $983 billion in 2019. ...

Rest streamlines asset classes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... investment strategy relative to the new Your Future, Your Super benchmarks," Rest said. In line with the changed categories, benchmark asset allocations have also been changed for its Core Strategy, Capital Stable, Balanced, Diversified, High Growth ...