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Expanding expansion in manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... momentum in activity and prices that, if maintained, would tilt the RBA's bias from steady to tightening. The AiG performance of manufacturing index (PMI) increased to 59.2 in April from 57.5 in the previous month - marking the seventh consecutive month ...

Factor investing must be long-term: Vanguard

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... trying to time exposure to different factors as their performance changes is extremely difficult. Year-to-year, performance of individual factors can vary greatly," Pappas said. "What was apparent was that each of the factors we tracked had a greater ...

Lonsec upgrades NovaPort fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... opportunities will continue to deliver some exciting performance for investors regardless of broad economic volatility. The performance of the funds has been strong over the long-term, with the wholesale smaller companies fund delivering 12.2% p.a. (after ...

Workplace default funds deliver strong returns

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... has, however, contracted to 50 basis points in favour of NFP funds. "This decreases reflects the relatively higher performance of retail funds in February underpinned by strong returns in listed equity markets," the report said. The long term five-year ...

Global SMA rated superior

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... traditional auto/oil sector," Pollak said. "The S&P500 Index may be up over 20% in the past two years, but back out the performance of Apple, Amazon, Alibaba and the like, and that growth is significantly lower - maybe even negative. General Motors is ...

Associations not sold on PC draft report

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... trusted, high performing part of our default system while ignoring the elephant in the room, which is the dismal performance of sales-driven retail funds," ISA chief executive David Whiteley said. "Hundreds of billions of dollars in savings for millions ...

Space and biblical indexes launched

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... (BIBLX), the China 300 Index (SNC300), and the Space Index (SPACE). The Biblically Responsible Index, which tracks the performance of companies in the S-Network US Large/Mid-Cap 100 Index (SN1000), serves as a benchmark for biblically responsible investing. ...

S&P measures green bond performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... a green bond index licensed to VanEck for an exchange-traded fund. The S&P Green Bond Select Index measures the performance of bonds that finance environmentally-friendly projects and fulfil a strict set of requirements, such as a 'green' designation ...

AMP Capital wins $100m government mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... CEFC Investment Funds head Rory Lonergan said: "AMP Capital was selected for this mandate due to the quality and performance of the AWOF portfolio and AMP Capital's broader commitment to achieve long-term sustainable outcomes." "There is enormous opportunity ...

Passive is a Faustian bargain: Ariel CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
Ariel Investments' global equities chief investment officer, Rupal J. Bhansali, believes passive investors have made a "deal with the devil" in focusing on lower costs at the expense of higher risks. Explaining her position, Bhansali told a media briefing ...