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Morningstar downgrades PIMCO, Vanguard funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
Morningstar has downgraded four fixed income products following its annual fund manager review. As part of the 2022/23 review, Morningstar completed qualitative assessments of 72 fixed income strategies. As a result, four products were downgraded and ...

Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... union membership." However, few retailers encourage freedom of association, part of a pattern of corporate behaviour that active investors can influence to reduce risks, Carlsson said. "That leads back to direction of engagements going forward," he said. ...

Search funds beat VC, private equity returns

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... the average internal rate of return on that investment is around 35.3%," Seligman explains. Outside of monetary benefit, active ownership is another drawcard. "Through the process, I can offer the benefit of my experience and therefore influence the ...

UniSuper awards private debt mandate to Revolution AM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
UniSuper has selected Revolution Asset Management to manage an Australian and New Zealand private debt portfolio. Revolution Asset Management's separately managed portfolio, established earlier this year, has been actively allocating capital to ...

Cadillac Fairview, Gateway launch $1bn fund down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
... grow from 13% currently to 17% over the next four years," he said. "The strong thematic of the sector, coupled with our active and dynamic approach across both existing assets and new development opportunities, places Gateway Capital in a great position ...

ETF industry continues growth: Betashares

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
... generally, while gold mining products also rallied strongly. There was two new products launched in March, which were both active ETFs. "An ESG-oriented credit strategy from Janus Henderson and Intelligent Investor's Value Share Fund," he said. The ...

Government divulges vision for superannuation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones has detailed a three-pronged approach to superannuation reform that will forge national consensus, shift the focus from savings to retirement income, and elevate service standards ...

Treasury urged to consider housing in super objective

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... the role of super funds to "not simply be guardian and gatekeepers of compulsory retirement wealth but look to play an active role to ensure Australians are able to have a genuinely successful retirement across all pillars, including home ownership." ...

Super fund selection driven by fees: SCA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
Australians prioritise fees and charges when choosing a new superannuation fund, according to Super Consumers Australia (SCA) research. SCA's pilot nationwide survey on Australian superannuation trends revealed that 67% of consumers consider fees ...

CEFC, Crescent Capital Partners invest in decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... alongside enduring investor support," he said. Meanwhile, Crescent Capital director of ESG Lucy Cooper said the firm takes an "active approach" to working with portfolio companies to acheive meaningful change. "We look forward to extending this approach ...