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Focus on tax outcomes to drive up member returns: Parametric

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... phases. Using a tax-managed (TM) strategy in this scenario reveals that fund-level differences between the non-TM and TM funds are minor at first, but compound over time. Ultimately, the benefits of tax-efficiency result in an additional $195,885 for ...

New regulations will choke unlisted property market: PFA

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
Treasury's proposal to increase regulation around unlisted property funds will invariably reduce the number of products available to retail investors, according to the Property Funds Association. The PFA said the design and distribution obligations ...

Facebook scandal raises ESG concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI). ETHI is the largest ethical global equities ETF traded on the ASX, with about $170 million in funds under management. The decision by the fund's responsible investment committee (RIC) to remove Facebook from the index ...

Less than half of all super funds are gaining new members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
APRA released its 2017 superannuation fund level statistics and it shows that of the 170 funds included in their report, less than half experienced growth in net new membership. Reinforcing the growing dominance of not-for-profit super funds, they accounted ...

Super Plus switches to SMSF fintech

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... the platform would become the eBay/Freelancer in the SMSF space. Super Plus's decision comes as SMSFs and super annulation funds look outside traditional vendor relationships to cuts costs and add functionality. Earlier this week, Nationwide Super, which ...

US hedge fund slams Blue Sky

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... overstated AUM by charging clients egregious management fees, which can reach up to 17% of the capital invested in Blue Sky funds and are charged irrespective of the performance of the underlying investment." "Because investors will soon wise up, we ...

Asia Region Funds Passport legislation tabled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
Legislation to implement the Asia Region Funds Passport Bill was tabled in Federal Parliament yesterday but the Financial Services Council said there is still work to be done. Minister for Financial Services and Revenue Kelly O'Dwyer described the initiative ...

Perpetual GM joins Evans Dixon ahead of IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
Evans Dixon has appointed an institutional funds executive from Perpetual. Andrew Cannane was previously on the leadership team for Perpetual's corporate client services team, which provides wholesale trustee and custodial services for managed funds. ...

Nationwide Super joins Russell alliance, cuts fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... base of small business owners. Russell Investments partnered with superannuation administrator Link Group in 2013 to offer funds the opportunity to outsource or co-deliver administration or investment functions, in what it has pitched as an alternative ...

Pengana recruits former AFL player

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... Pengana "is performing strongly, and the first half of results since the merger with Hunter Hall demonstrate solid growth in funds under management as well as excellent investment performance." PCG was formed after the vast majority of Hunter Hall shareholders ...