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Pendal cuts fees on equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... fund's annualised performance since inception and after fees is 10.16%, above the 9.75% per annum return of its benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets (Standard) Index (Net Dividends) in AUD. However, at December end, it was underperforming the benchmark ...

ISA reaffirms stance on super guarantee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
ISA said too many Australians, particularly women, are retiring without enough super and the increase to 12% is central to fixing the problem. "ISA analysis shows more than eight million Australians could be worse off in retirement if the super rate ...

Argo Investments' profit plunges

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... period in 2019. Excluding the demerger dividend, Argo's first-half profit still fell 2.3%. The fund outperformed the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index return of 3.1%, returning 3.8% in the six months to December 31. Argo's share price reached an all-time high ...

Future Fund returns 14.3% for the year

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... timberland (7%), Aussie equities (6.8%), and property (6.3%). Future Fund's 10-year returns beat the government-set benchmark target of 6.4% per year. However, they are now slightly below the 10% mark and sit at 9.9%. The fund also said that it acquired ...

Coronavirus in, climate change out: Costello, deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
With the death toll surpassing 132 and a further 6000 people suspected of being infected, the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus has left markets tumbling as fears of an epidemic are stoked by news of the virus spreading around the world. It's caused ...

Aussie IPOs outperform benchmark

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
Despite a handful of infamous failed Aussie floats in 2019, the IPO market outperformed the benchmark ASX 200 Index by 16.8%. New research from equity raising platform OnMarket revealed that IPOs returned an average 35.2%, marking the fourth time in ...

New super fund targets millennials

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... analysis of the Elevate product disclosure statement indicated product fees and total expense ratio are above the Rainmaker benchmark of 1.19% on a $50,000 balance for a personal product. "This is a personal product, not a MySuper product. Elevate needs ...

ISA slams ANU research as SG debate rears its head again

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
The peak body for industry superannuation has forcefully rebuked new research from the Australian National University which questions raising the superannuation guarantee to 12% as scheduled. Industry Super Australia has launched a scathing attack on ...

Aussie share funds boast stellar 2019

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... before tax and management fees. Of the 139 funds surveyed, the median manager returned 23.8% for the year, equal to the benchmark S&P/ASX 300. The upper quartile of funds returned 26.4% for 2019, significantly higher than the benchmark. Mercer Australian ...

Index investment soars: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
New research from Rainmaker Information has revealed indexed investments in the Australian market grew by 22% in the year to September 2019, surging to more than $500 billion. Indexed investments grew by 22% over the period, twice as fast as active ...