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Tide turns in ETFs, managed funds inflows

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... year, raking in US$502 billion in inflows. Meanwhile, mutual funds in the region saw record outflows of US$289 billion. Overall, 2020 was a bleak year for US funds management industry in capital raising. Long-term mutual funds and ETFs gathered only ...

Quoted funds going strong at Mainstream

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... grew to 157,066 (an addition of 71,033 in the December quarter), which it attributed to go-live of quoted managed funds. Overall, Mainstream has added $37.4 billion to its funds under administration over the 12 months ending December 2020, of which 88% ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone at risk of double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... effectiveness that, in turn, are weighing on business activity. The latest IHS Markit Eurozone Composite PMI showed that although overall activity improved from the six-month low reading of 45.3 in November, it remains in contraction (below 50) at 49.1 ...

Pendal reports $1.6bn in net outflows

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... UK and Europe and investment performance in our JOCHM value-oriented funds improved in the second half of the quarter." Overall, group assets were $97.4 billion (up 5.4% from September quarter). Net outflows took shaved off $1.6 billion and FX impact ...

Macquarie IM the nation's largest manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
... billion. First Sentier Investors ($85.3bn) comes second in terms of locally managed assets, followed by IFM ($80.3bn). Overall, the exchange-traded products (ETP) segment climbed 27.2% year on year, while listed investment companies (LIC) contracted ...

HESTA hikes group insurance premiums again

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... and two units of death cover. It does not include total permanent disability cover (TPD). For most HESTA members on it, overall insurance fees will increase from four cents to 22 cents a week, across all age groups on a net insurance fee basis. The changes ...

HESTA hires from Frontier

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... credit risk roles at HBOS Treasury and Lloyds. "Strengthening our portfolio construction and risk management is key to our overall investment strategy that aims to continue delivering competitive, long-term investment performance for our 870,000-plus ...

Prioritise underperformance over stapling: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
... "The annual performance assessment and the YourSuper comparison tool should include administration fees to provide an overall net outcome measure. This will avoid confusing consumers and give them an accurate basis for comparison. This is in line with ...

Super underperformance needs to be addressed: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JAN 2021
... achieved the highest index return. If super funds could be more efficient in managing this complex asset class, their overall returns could be much higher," Dunnin said. Eight in 10 Australian shares investment options meanwhile outperformed the benchmark ...

Chief economist update: Government spending made money, saved money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... hey, my back of the envelope calculation shows that the adjustments show that the Australian economy would be stronger overall over the next two years - 4.25% versus 3.25%. "The unemployment rate, forecast in the 2020-21 Budget to peak at 8% in the December ...