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Blackwattle Partners launches global fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... Boorer. Focusing on quality, the fund will invest in 20-35 high-conviction equity opportunities globally. It will target returns of 8-12% over the long term. "Unlike many traditional funds, which often spread their investments thinly across a wide range ...

Platinum plans turnaround, FUM dwindles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... its turnaround strategy as funds under management (FUM) continue to suffer institutional investor outflows and negative returns. The fund manager said its immediate priorities in the next few months is to cut costs in a bid to "right size our business" ...

Annuities too expensive for most retirees: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... investors "as the life insurer guarantees the income stream, they usually embed conservative (low) rates of investment returns." Most currently available are built on internal yields of less than 5.5%, it said. "Since these rates of return slightly exceed ...

Copia seals distribution partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... specifically those operating in utilities, energy, transportation, and communications, that aim to provide long-term total returns using an environmental, social and governance (ESG) overlay. The fund returned 11.7% per annum before fees and unhedged ...

Fidelity launches global bond fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... Aggregate Bond Index." Besides regular income distributions, de Pourbaix said the fund also offers the potential for higher returns than traditional cash investments over the medium to long term. "To generate attractive returns, we combine diversified ...

TelstraSuper sweetens parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... irrespective of gender. Super contributions are paid as well, including on further unpaid leave thereafter. Now, when an employee returns from parental leave on a part-time basis, they will receive full-time SG contributions for two years. The fund modelled ...

Aware, Macquarie partner on green finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will also fan existing sectorial tailwinds to potentially deliver strong risk-adjusted returns for our members here in Australia. "We aim to deploy 50% of our capital into co-investments and the ability to partner with ...

Rest awards impact mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... Rest has invested in an international listed equities strategy run by Ninety-One, which "aims to achieve long-term total returns by investing in companies that are expected to contribute to the transition to a lower-carbon global economy," and focuses ...

Super funds captivated by equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute finds that Australia's superannuation funds continue to cleave to equites for superior returns. The Global pension assets study report analysed 22 global pension markets and found Australia's high dependency on the equity ...

New chair for NZ Super Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... currently chair of its employee policy and remuneration committee. "Our purpose, sustainable investment delivering strong returns for all New Zealanders, sets out clearly and simply why we are here and who we are working for. That is a responsibility ...