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Super underperformance needs to be addressed: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JAN 2021
... executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said that while super funds are not entirely lacking, there is room for improvement. "Australian super funds as a group are good managers of Australian shares, property and cash. Their performance ...

APRA hands down self-assessment report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
... it achieved a lot during a turbulent year to help minimise the impact of the pandemic, but acknowledged there is still room for improvement. A number of stakeholders have also commended APRA's response to the coronavirus pandemic in the recently released ...

Pension funds told to practice what they preach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... the funds have an employee dedicated to the subject of ESG. VBDO executive director Angelique Laskewitz said there's room for attention concerning responsible investment knowledge. "In the meantime, funds can make sure there is sufficient counterweight ...

Big banks face shareholder action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... also undermining our chances of keeping the climate crisis under control." Commonwealth Bank came out unscathed allowing room for an ongoing shareholder resolution regarding climate policy. On the other hand, Market Forces is closely watching the effect ...

Bermuda-based fund launches down under

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... and why there is a guaranteed pay-out from the Life Insurance Company," Laureola founder Tony Bremness said. "There's room for growth: the US life insurance market is currently US$20 trillion." The fund invests in life insurance policies which it buys ...

S&P 500 rebounds from COVID-losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... she said. "The S&P 500 has likely broken above a 200% Fibonacci extension level at 3360 this week, and thus may have room for further upside."

Pinnacle puts zero-fee ETF experiment to bed

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... Partners head of real assets and listed strategies said no ETFs anywhere in the world are truly zero fees but there is room for fee compression in non-core ETF offerings in Australia. "I think people realise that it's less about zero fees and more about ...

Perpetual takes stake in US asset manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... 15% global equities and 20% fixed income. More than 80% its accounts are US-domiciled. Perpetual said Barrow Hanley has room for adding further retail offering (via mutual funds and ETFs) in United States and other countries. It also accelerates Perpetual's ...

Private equity weathers COVID-19 crisis: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... superannuation fund assets invested in unlisted equity (according to APRA data from March 2020), there was clearly more room for allocation. "With more traditional asset classes like public equity and fixed interest investments being challenged, there ...

Advisers switch platforms amid pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... during the COVID-19 crisis. However, 23% of those surveyed said they were dissatisfied, demonstrating there is still room for improvement. Nonetheless, the COVID-19 crisis has kick started a digital revolution in advice, transforming the way advisers ...