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Risks are overstated: AUI

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... Platypus Asset Management chief investment officer Don Williams said a similar story is playing out domestically. "The performance of the industrials suggests the economy is not as bad as some pundits suggest, and decent returns can be achieved. Industrial ...

Aussie economy rebalancing okay

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... cautious about the Australian economy. He said Australia has been experiencing the most significant period of under-performance of growth since the 1990s recession. "While Australia has typically been seen as a high-beta economy - meaning that when the ...

Core holdings will be lacklustre in 2016: SSGA

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... lenses - not just targeting returns but understanding risk in more detail." He pointed to the recent below trend performance of balanced superannuation funds as a signal of what is to come in 2016. In developed markets Anderson expects overall equity ...

WAM Capital profit triples

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
WAM Capital has more than tripled its after tax operating profit to $74.6 million for the half year to 31 December 2015, following strong outperformance of the market. After tax profit rose 224.9% from $23 million in the same period in 2014, while the ...

Support to recycle Queensland assets

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... respective policies on privatisation," he said. "CCIQ believes privatisation of state-owned assets can improve the performance of essential service delivery, leading to lower prices and better quality service outcomes that will help raise the productivity ...

Charter Hall appoints CEO amid restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... opportunities, further developing relationships with our investor and tenant customers, enhancing the operational performance of our 270-plus property portfolio and importantly continuing the great work in developing our culture and our people." He also ...

BetaShares Australian share fund gets Lonsec approval

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... investment strategy. Particularly in a low interest rate environment, investors may be attracted to the potential performance of shares, yet concerned about the impact of volatility and potential losses when markets fall," he said. "The risk management ...

Retail super portfolios dodge disclosure: ISA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... not have to disclose many of their underlying investment costs. "Australians need to be able to compare the net performance of super funds to be able to make informed choices," ISA chief executive David Whiteley said. AIST said in a superannuation system ...

AMP Capital appoints social infrastructure director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... care infrastructure. Mizzi explained, "This promotion is in recognition of Andrea's strong contribution to the performance of CommIF. "With more than 17 years' commercial experience, Andrea's familiarity with the fund, detailed knowledge of the underlying ...

SMSFs and growth funds hit hardest by sell-off

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... invested in Australian and international shares, the Growth (Cbus MySuper) option's performance will not mirror the performance of the share market because other asset classes will contribute to overall performance of the option."