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Arowana winds up LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021
... 2020. While the board said it supports the value-based investment strategy, CVF's investment portfolio against the benchmark index was nevertheless "disappointing". CVF listed six years ago, trading at $1 and peaking at about $1.31 in 2018. The share ...

Super underperformance needs to be addressed: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JAN 2021
... asset class over one-year was the worst across the whole study of all asset classes and time periods relative to the benchmark. "The irony is that while international shares was the worst asset class for super funds, it was also the best because it achieved ...

New heatmap shames trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... heatmap's coverage." In 2021, she flagged that several enhancements will include a wider range of asset class indices in benchmark portfolios, and that investment performance will be "stitched" to help track long-term performance. "In late 2021 ...

Cashwerkz appoints chair for Fund Income

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... with the progress of Fortlake Asset Management to date. Christian's extensive experience positions Fortlake to be the benchmark of Fixed Income managers in Australia," Cashwerkz chief executive Jon Lechte said. "Further, the Fortlake offering dovetails ...

Active manager winning streak short lived

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
Persistence isn't key for many active fund managers, as a new report finds their ability to consistently beat benchmarks and stay in the top quartile is fleeting. The S&P Dow Jones Indices' biannual report found only a small number of outperforming ...

Commonwealth Super awards mandate for new strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... scarce resources." Osmosis said the portfolio will be 60% more resource efficient than the MSCI World (ex-Australia) benchmark. "CSC is our first Australian client and joins a growing roster of forward-thinking investors who are addressing the issues ...

ISA ramps up campaign against super reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has significantly ramped up its campaign against the Morrison government's Your Future, Your Super reforms package saying it will only serve to help dud funds. ISA said the reforms package will benefit the big banks and ...

Man GLG launches Asia strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... picking and alpha. The strategy will be adapted to ensure the most favourable factors are overweight relative to the benchmark. "Many of the largest emerging market economies in Asia have undergone significant structural improvements over the last two ...

S&P DJI ventures into crypto indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
S&P Dow Jones Indices is launching blockchain and cryptocurrency index capabilities in collaboration with Lukka, which was previously known as Libra. The index provider has partnered with New York City-based crypto asset software and data firm Lukka ...

Funds' net-zero ambitions collide with Santos

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
Australian oil and gas company Santos' carbon reduction plan has been heavily criticised, with critics pointing out many super funds invested in the company have made declarations on climate change that don't match their actions. According to ...