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Chief economist update: Tomorrow never dies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... concerning the confluence of the three C's - capital gains tax, coronavirus and climate change - sending its four major benchmark equity indices in the red and dragging down most others around the world. Certainly, the three C's are cause for ...

Fidelity portfolio manager resigns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... rankings of wholesale managed funds to February end. Its three-year returns sat at 15.4% per year, more than double the benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets Index's 7% p.a. over the period. The fund also beat the median EM equities fund's returns of 6.4% ...

Chief economist: Of capital gains taxes, COVID-19 and climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
It's bad news day on Wall Street overnight with all four its benchmark equity market indices flashing red. The S&P 500, the DJIA and the Nasdaq dropped by 0.9% each, while the Russell 2000 had a smaller decline of 0.3%. The financial literati were ...

Perennial establishes ESG boutique

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... investment and this business has been four years in the making. It launches having proven its investment thesis that benchmark outperformance can be achieved by investing in companies that are contributing to the improvement of society." Since its inception ...

New board director at AFIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... million), CSL ($578.3 million), Wesfarmers ($288.3 million), Westpac ($379.5 million). Its 10-year return is 9.6% p.a. to benchmark's 9.5% including franking.

ARK Innovation ETF cops neutral rating

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... Management, launched ARK Innovation (ticker code ARKK) in October 2014 and has delivered over 36% per annum against its benchmark of 13% p.a. since inception. Its weighted average market cap is about US$122 billion. Last year alone, ARKK delivered 152.5% ...

YFYS net must be cast wider: Cbus

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
The $59 billion industry fund is calling on the government to include all superannuation products in the proposed performance benchmarks from the same date and to not commence the rest of the measures until all underperforming funds have been removed ...

AustralianSuper subverts stapling logic

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... for this bill and superannuation fund members". Silk also argued for the inclusion of administration fees in the new benchmark tests. In the October 2020 federal budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg introduced a test for MySuper. Such products that underperform ...

Mercer calls for delay to super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... under the current proposal... We recommend using a risk-adjusted measure as this will allow for deviations from the benchmark that have been made for risk management purposes," Mercer said. Knox also told the committee that communication to members of ...

Rice Warner acquired by Deloitte

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
Actuarial firm Rice Warner has been acquired by Deloitte. Rice Warner's chief executive Andrew Boal, head of superannuation Stephen Freeborn, and executive general manager of insurance Jennifer Baxter will become Deloitte consulting partners. Michael ...