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HESTA reduces equities carbon footprint

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
HESTA and Russell Investments have developed an investment strategy that reduces the super fund's global equities carbon footprint by 50% and maintains benchmark performance. The strategy's objective is to remain at or below 50% of benchmark carbon ...

Van Eck launching infrastructure and dividend ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... Jones Indices and Van Eck, the S&P/ASX Franked Dividend Index. Neiron added, "FDIV will be the only passive investment strategy that only includes Australian companies that have paid dividends with 100% franking credits. "Australian investors have a ...

More numerate less likely to open SMSF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... or other financial professional," Thorp said. Thorp said that after starting an SMSF, members said the main investment strategy they undertook was to move their assets into Australian shares that are paying fully franked dividends. This was followed ...

Lifestage funds outperform early

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... trend is that growth-orientated lifestage products for younger age cohorts are likely to outperform single investment strategy funds. This outperformance has averaged 0.4% per annum for cohorts younger than 40 years. In contrast, lifestage products for ...

LUCRF Super appoints head of investments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... Advisors' largest clients. Gavin will commence with the role in mid-May and will be responsible for the fund's investment strategy, overseeing approximately $5bn in funds under management. Antony Thow, chief operating officer, LUCRF Super said: "We are ...

Economic uncertainty demands agile insto investment

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... pension fund respondents said an equity market correction will have a moderate or significant impact on their investment strategy over the next three years. As uncertainty persists, these institutions are diversifying their portfolios and looking at ...

Northern Trust appoints APAC head

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... Zealand. This includes global equity portfolio management and global equity dealing from Hong Kong, as well as investment strategy, relationship management and sales teams based in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Australia. McCareins will report to Wayne ...

Infrastructure pricing reshaping investment landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... conference session titled "The Future of Infrastructure" hinted at their concerns. Cbus executive manager investment strategy Kristian Fok said when superannuation funds and other institutional investors were all targeting large projects and "everyone's ...

Active management tax effects erode investor returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... management, CIFR has examined the extent to which tax effects erode investor returns achieved through the investment strategy. CIFR chief executive, Professor David Gallagher, said funds typically report returns before-tax yet domestic investors - including ...

Wingate hires head of research from London

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... newly-created role adds further depth to our research effort, which is the most important component of our investment strategy and offering to investors. "Hugh brings many years of experience in research to the position, which will be invaluable. His ...