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Impact investing under threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... impact investing space," Woods says. Woods has seen many examples of impact-washing throughout his career. "There was one fund - and I won't name names - which had Exxon in it and British American Tobacco in it. It's difficult to understand how ...

Reforms see super fees in flux

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... super funds using the master trust of Sargon subsidiary Tidswell, despite no less than four "millennial" funds doing so. One fund existing as a sub-plan of the Tidswell Master Superannuation Plan, Student Super, confirmed its readiness for the legislation ...

Industry funds consider $22bn merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... deciding factor. Tasplan chair Naomi Edwards and MTAA Super chair John Brumby said this is an exciting opportunity to create one fund that would provide services nationally to the combined membership, with priority on providing quality services and outcomes ...

Vanguard lowers fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... attention to costs - it shouldn't be the only reason they choose an investment fund. "When it comes to evaluating one fund or ETF over another, there are three main criteria investors should consider - coverage, total cost and track record," Reedman ...

Industry funds announce $26bn joint venture

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... license, which is central to the joint venture with $9.7 billion Catholic Super, permits it to be the trustee of more than one fund. "We think this model [the joint venture] will be very attractive for other super funds who want to preserve their branding ...

Financial Standard unwrapped: Our top stories in 2018

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... management industry largely moved to oppose the policy. With the likelihood of a Labor Government seemingly firming, one fund manager suggested investors should prepare by moving into fixed interest. BTFG proposes advice restructure In September it was ...

Poor performance a fiduciary breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
Superannuation funds that fail to achieve healthy long-term returns when measured against peers are in breach of their fiduciary duty to members, a former Federal politician has told the 2018 ASFA Conference. Appearing as part of a panel on the future ...

Labor responds to Royal Commission, sheds light on victims of misconduct

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... testimonies from more than 10,000 submissions - justified its criticism of the Government. Moreover, the party - who at least one fund manager believes will win the next election - claims victims of bank misconduct have suffered long-lasting and permanent ...

SMA provider to award $20m mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... four fund managers to two. Although the concept of core plus is well documented, Agentia and InvestSense see SMAs having one fund manager to oversee core investments and another manager to provide the 10 best ideas from its already concentrated investment ...

Two industry funds merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
Two industry superannuation funds will merge to create a $10.3 billion superannuation fund with about 125,000 members. NGS Super and QIEC Super will operate as one entity from 1 November 2018; QIEC Super will become a subdivision of NGS Super in the ...