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Government consults on options to improve performance test

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... returns above the risk-free rate, a peer comparison of these returns, and a measurement relative to a simple-reference portfolio (SRP) frontier. These options focus on risk-adjusted returns, gauging trustees' ability to deliver good returns for a given ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 11.9%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... in share prices over the year meant that its total return slightly lagged, falling just slightly behind its Reference Portfolio benchmark, which yielded a 12% return. Nevertheless, the fund said it exceeded its Treasury Bill return benchmark, an indicator ...

'Our fears were warranted': Chant West proposes YFYS alternative

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... such, Chant West's proposal for an alternative test is a composite of risk-adjusted returns and the simple reference portfolio (SRP). "By combining these two approaches we end up with a metric that captures their merits and minimises their shortcomings. ...

NZ Super shifts $25bn to low carbon indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... Aligned Index in June, with the new benchmark taking effect on 1 July 2022. The changes apply to the fund's reference portfolio benchmark and its passive investments in global equities. The fund previously tracked a custom version of the MSCI All Country ...

NZ Super Fund hires from ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
... asset Allocation team is responsible for the key investment decisions in the fund, including the design of the reference portfolio as well as the allocation of active risk across the fund," Hyde said. "We're pleased to be able to attract someone ...

NZ Super Fund hires asset allocation head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... Guardians in 2015 and has since chaired a risk budgeting team and been involved in the 2020 review of the reference portfolio, reviews of investment hurdles and proxies and climate change strategy. Hyde will commence as head of asset allocation on July ...

NZ Super bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
NZ Super has announced a new general manager, portfolio completion to oversee the implementation of its reference portfolio. The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, the entity which manages the NZ $57 billion fund, promoted George Crosby to the ...

NZ Super Fund posts positive result

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... The $44.8 billion fund recorded a return of 1.73% for the year ending June 30 underperforming its benchmark reference portfolio which returned 3.82%. Comparatively, Australian MySuper products delivered an average return of -0.9% last financial year ...

FSC, ISA face off over APRA heat map

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... products. We believe it is far more complex, and in some cases problematic," Loane said. "For example, the reference portfolio used by APRA to benchmark returns appears simplistic, and it is unclear whether the level of risk adjustment is appropriate. ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 12.4pct, braces for future

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
The NZ Super Fund delivered 12.43% in FY18, beating its passive reference portfolio benchmark by 2.02% and is now bracing for a changing economic landscape. The $39 billion fund has reaped the rewards of its growth-asset allocations but is now reducing ...
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