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Retail fund satisfaction drops

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... percentage points to 63%. Satisfaction with public sector funds fell marginally, by 0.4% to 71.4% but still retains the highest rating of any sector. Customer satisfaction with retail funds declined 2.5 percentage points to 54.9% but easily the biggest ...

ERS tab hits $33.3bn

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... ($4.5 billion), followed by Sunsuper ($3.2 billion), REST ($3 billion) and Hostplus ($2.8 billion). The 10 funds with the highest number of applications received from the ATO have made approximately 2.9 million payments worth a total of $21.9 billion. ...

Chief economist update: Yoshihide and the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... easier. According to Factset, "Nikkei/TV Tokyo opinion poll showed support for PM Suga's cabinet at 74%, the third-highest for any cabinet on debut. This makes Suga the most popular new leader since Yukio Hatoyama in 2009. Also marks a jump from ...

MSCI launches UN SDG alignment tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... economic growth). Goals seven (clean energy), 12 (sustainable consumption and production) and 13 (climate action) had the highest percentage of companies (8%-9%) that are misaligned with the SDGs, mainly because they still rely on fossil fuels. Across ...

Female ASX 200 chiefs fall

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... affairs, legal risk and compliance, sales and marketing, strategy, finance and information and technology positions, with the highest percentage of female representation in HR roles. Among the ASX-listed companies that are led by a female chief executive ...

Fees should reflect investor skill: AB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... to get back those losses. "It's important to know what you can and can't forecast and understand that the bear case for highest-risk assets is not always the case with bull assets," she said. "There is a place for meaningful allocation to passive strategies ...

VFMC director nabs global role

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... supporting the leadership of CFA Institute to continue its mission to lead the investment profession globally by promoting the highest standards of ethics, education and professional excellence. "I'm also humbled to assume this new role as the first ...

Boutique launches Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... three-year periods. Top 10 holdings at August end included: Tabcorp, Telstra, Aurizon, Lendlease and IPH. By sector, its highest weighting is to financials (21.9% of the fund), industrials (16.6%), consumer discretionary (16.1%), communication services ...

Chief economist update: Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... product (GDP)". The latest reading from the survey showed the composite index rising to a reading of 52.4 in August - the highest level since March 2019, the fourth straight month of improvement and the second consecutive month the index had been in ...

Super fund boss remuneration on the agenda

KARREN VERGARA, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... government in relation to its early release scheme payments...," he said. An investigation by News Corp found Elia was the highest paid chief executive last financial year, earning $1.19 million. He is followed by Silk, who received $1.06 million, while ...