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Superannuation

MFS poised to give special dividends

Unitholders of MFS Diversified trust are poised to receive at least 15 cents per unit special dividend after the Trust offloaded one of its property assets.

Long term returns key to super

The latest Intech Super Survey shows that average returns in the past 20 years remained strong despite the 1987 market crash, early nineties recession and the tech bust.

Mercer to screen managers against ESG

Mercer Investment Consulting (Mercer IC) has started reviewing fund managers regarding how actively they exercise 'active ownership' principles such as exercising proxy voting and participating in constructive shareholder engagement.

Unit pricing the right way

Unit pricing inconsistencies and mistakes across the market have prompted industry regulators to jointly release a unit pricing good practice guide.

Increase your weight in gold

Research house van Eyk suggests investors should increase their allocation to gold while market conditions remain attractive for the precious nugget.

Van Eyk clarifies ratings methods

Van Eyk has tightened its ratings scheme to give clients 'greater clarity' when selecting fund managers.

Absolute Capital's Yield Strategies Fund wins rating

Absolute Capital Limited's (Absolute Capital's) flagship Yield Strategies Fund has been given a "Recommended" rating by research group Lonsec Limited (Lonsec).

Macquarie gets into commodities

Where there's gold there's Macquarie and so they have launched Macquarie Comets Trust, a fund that specialises in exploiting opportunities in the global commodities market.

Platypus enters the long-short pond

Platypus Capital Management (PCM), an Australian hedge fund firm linked to Platypus Asset Management, have launched an Australian Long Short Fund.

AvSuper looks for perennial returns

Public sector super fund AvSuper, have appointed Perennial Growth Management to manage an Australian equities mandate initially valued at $50 million.