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ESG continues to outperform: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... 2020 compared to laggards, applying their research across equities and bond markets. AXA IM said: "companies with the highest ESG ratings have proven more resilient in the coronavirus market crash than those with the lowest." RIAA said the thesis that ...

Chief economist update: Premature easing will cost more lives, more rupiahs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... restrictions in late May and the consequent increase in the rate of infections in the country - India now has the fourth highest case in the world and the highest among Asian countries - could force another lockdown, compelling both the Modi government ...

Rice Warner questions super return targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... metric is the target return, so it is important that this be calculated reasonably. If it is not consumers will chase the highest target without understanding the risk involved (or the basis of calculation)." The firm said the range in target returns ...

Managed funds redemptions top US$62bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... different from past 10 years, where redemption suspensions have stemmed from outflows in two-thirds of the cases. The second highest levels of redemption suspensions since 2012 were seen last year at over US$30 billion - nearly half of the levels already ...

Another billion removed from super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... super early has risen to 2.1 million with the average payment still hovering around the $7500 mark. The 10 funds with the highest number of applications received from the ATO have made 1.42 million payments worth a total of $10.46 billion. AustralianSuper ...

Investment scams pry $126m from Aussie hands

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... report, Australians were defrauded of $634 million last year, with business email compromise scams accounting for the highest losses ($132 million). This was a 30% increase from 2018, when $489 million was reported lost. Worryingly, the ACCC said only ...

Best Australian equities funds, with risk considered

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... Skewness). In the Active Core category, Alphinity Sustainable Share Fund had the best returns (3.8% per year) but also the highest Share ratio (0.1), Sortino Ratio (0.1), Omega Ratio (1.3) and Information Ratio (1.6). Perpetual's Ethical SRI Fund ...

HESTA asks Retirement Income Review to consider ERS

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... members have withdrawn from their superannuation savings under the Federal Government's early release scheme - the sixth highest among all funds by amount. Just over half of these were aged 24 to 39 years. After the withdrawals, HESTA members in ...

Unemployment hits 21-year high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show unemployment has risen to its highest in 21 years due to the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown measures. Employment decreased by 227,700 people, down 1.8%, between April and May this ...

VanEck makes case for equal weight investing

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... capitalisation benchmarks are not likely to be the ones with the extremely high returns. "It is the smaller ones that generate the highest returns, and this enables equal weight indices to outperform market cap indices over the long term and during periods ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:33PM
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:56AM
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:09AM
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:20PM
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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