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New approach needed for Age Pension: RIR

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... measures suggest the Age Pension has kept pace with community standard with the base rate is about 4% above the wages benchmark. "For many retirees, the Age Pension provides a higher level of income than they received during their working life," it said. ...

Treasury expected to release retirement review

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
Nearly four months after Treasury received the Retirement Income Review's final report, it is expected to be released to the public tomorrow. An independent three-person panel of Treasury veteran Mike Callaghan, former Future Fund board member and ...

Bloomberg indices to rebrand

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
Bloomberg will rebrand one of its widely-referenced indices on 24 August 2021. The Bloomberg Barclays fixed income benchmark indices will soon be known as the Bloomberg Indices. The move is part of a co-branding agreement with Barclays Risk Analytics ...

NSW budget boosts TCorp loans

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... help the state raise funds, balance sheet senior manager Gavin Sinnott said TCorp's primary source of funding uses a benchmark-bond program that issues across the yield curve using a combination of reverse enquiry, tender and syndication. "One of our ...

Clime to wind up Australian value fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... sufficient scale to be economically viable and as such, the purpose of the fund (being to outperform its performance benchmark being 12% p.a. return after investment management fees and usual expenses before any performance related fee) cannot be accomplished." ...

Stockpicker pay cheques revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
Heads of equities took home an average of $704,167 this year but a third said their bonuses were zilch for 2020, according to Peter Lee Associates' pay benchmarking of the sector. Peter Lee interviewed 80 investment professionals in September and October ...

Poor progress on human rights revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... made in the last 12 months. The World Benchmarking Alliance released the fourth edition of its corporate human rights benchmark, assessing 230 of the world's largest companies. Following last year's benchmark report, 95 of those companies were targeted ...

AMP Capital shutters Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... million. "Since inception in 2001, the AMP Capital Sustainable Share Fund has had a strong track record, outperforming the benchmark over all time periods. This long-term outperformance is testament to the team's experience, high quality ESG research ...

Ironbark to wind up emerging markets fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... Donald said. The fund had $79 million in total assets at September end. Its three-year returns were -2.27% p.a. while the benchmark did 2.31% to September end. In the 12 months ending September the fund did -4.62% compared to benchmark's 0.95%. Since ...

AIST pokes holes in Your Super, Your Choice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... accurately reflect the underlying investments of each fund. "Inappropriate benchmarking risks driving behaviour to track the benchmark allocations which in turn would lead to poorer returns to members," it said. In closing, the AIST said: It is important ...