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Favour turns to active management

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... scenarios," said Natixis head of distribution for Australia Louise Watson. "The art of investing and building a well-diversified portfolio involves a balance of efficiency, creativity and consistency. "The survey indicates that clients the world over ...

Vanguard launches SMSF functionality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... The website has been designed to assist investors by having functionality and a look and feel that aims to promote diversified, long term investing rather than short term trading." Vanguard has been moving towards a super offering for Australia, firming ...

Franklin Templeton cuts fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... will make smaller fee cuts: Franklin Templeton Global Aggregate Bond Fund (from 0.59% p.a. to 0.54%) and the Franklin Diversified Fixed Income Fund (0.64% to 0.61%). Several fixed income managers, including Nikko, Schroders and Aberdeen Standard dropped ...

Property investors should diversify: FSI

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
First Sentier's head of global property securities is urging investors to take a diversified approach to property, as some sectors fare better than others in the COVID-19 economic wash-up. First Sentier head of global property securities Stephen Hayes ...

Calls for index industry disruption

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... disruption in the index industry, arguing investors, financial advisers and asset managers have much to gain from a more diversified market. This sector of the asset management industry needs more competition, especially when it comes to market exposure ...

Australia lagging on robo-advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... fintechs, all successful robo-advice providers in the nation have two things in common: their ability to deliver a diversified portfolio, and demonstrate tangible time and cost savings to customers. So far, micro-saving services such as those offered ...

AustralianSuper gives Rio Tinto slap on the wrist

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... Rio Tinto. About $910 million of that is from the fund's accumulation accounts and the rest is across retirement diversified, Australian equities and member direct options. The majority, 79% or $715 million, of that holding comes from member money ...

The secret to neutralising sequencing risk

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... thought they could have, Rachcoff said. "While the average superannuation 'balanced' fund holds between 60%-80% of diversified 'growth' risk exposures, investors were reminded that all growth risk is sold in 'risk off' environments," he said. "As in ...

Industry fund drops Rio Tinto amid sacred site outcry

HARRISON WORLEY, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... 46,000 year old Indigenous heritage sites at Juukan Gorge last month. First State Super has dropped Rio Tinto from the diversified socially responsible investment (SRI) and single sector SRI Australian equities options it offers its 800,000 members ...

Global manager shuts fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... reported. "AXA IM Sustainable Equity uses a systematic low volatility and quality-factor investing process for a strongly diversified portfolio that incorporates lower carbon-risk scoring but does not totally eliminate fossil-fuel exposure," the Morningstar ...