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Platinum's AUM and profit take a hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... handful of large account outflows", but the core retail investor base remains resilient, the company said. Platinum's retail funds, the Platinum Trust Funds and Platinum Global Fund, posted the largest drop in AUM of $1.3 billion. "Whilst net fund flows ...

NZ Super Fund CEO joins PPI board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... served as a PPI board member from 2014 to 2016, and is also currently chair of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds. "Adrian is well respected among his long-term investment peers and the PPI community. I became PPI's president in 2014 with ...

Awareness of sustainable investing grows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... around key sustainability factors. The scoring is integrated into BT Panorama's investment menu of more than 200 managed funds and the ASX200. Companies are scored by combining an overall 'sustainability score' as well as individual scores for the three ...

iShares receives 'recommended' rating

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... Research house Lonsec has awarded a 'recommended' rating to two iShares Edge Smart Beta Minimum Volatility exchange traded funds. The ratings assigned to iShares Edge MSCI Australia Minimum Volatility ETF and the iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility ...

Perpetual growing high net worth segment

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... continues to perform well with net inflows of $200 million and our managed accounts service passing through $2 billion of funds under management during the half." Perpetual Investments, the company's investment management arm, recorded a 3% increase ...

International manager secures VicSuper mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... income investment manager servicing clients on a separate account basis for mandates over $75 million, and offers wholesale funds to Australian and New Zealand investors.

Active returns at their worst since 2009

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
The majority of Australian actively-managed funds in all categories underperformed their respective benchmarks in calendar 2016 - the first time this has happened since 2009. Over the 12 months to December 31, the 2016 S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active ...

Industry super attacks SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... found that the average net return for an SMSF in 2015 was 6.2%, compared to 8.8% for an APRA-regulated fund; 7.8% for retail funds and 9.7% for industry funds. The analysis also showed the size of the SMSF played a significant role in performance, as ...

More firepower in Challenger play

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... accessibility and at the same time fortify existing distribution channels. Challenger chief executive Brian Benari said the life and funds management firm still sees itself as a key manufacturer of products but it is being balanced by a growing distribution ...

Super funds receive guidance on RG97

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
Three industry associations have released a joint guidance note to assist superannuation funds prepare for ASIC's deadline on new fee and cost disclosure requirements. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Association of Superannuation ...