Catholic Super has named the managers that were the strongest contributors to its annual performance, with small cap manager, Renaissance, the star performer.
In terms of total return Renaissance was the most outstanding performer with its small cap Australian equity portfolio returning 59.9 per cent. Chief investment officer of the fund, Tim Hughes, said there were many managers who made a contribution to the fund through either performance or style diversification, but named 12 managers that “materially contributed” to the fund’s performance. In Australian shares they were Cooper Investors, Acorn, Renaissance and BGI; in international shares, Marathon, Orbis and LSV; in infrastructure, ANZ Infrastructure Services; in absolute returns Quellos and Mesirow; and in currency Macquarie and Record. Catholic Super was the best performing fund measured by SuperRatings for the year to June.
As super fund CIOs return to work for 2025, all eyes are on two things: Donald Trump’s presidency, and inflation. But they’re not the only issues that will drive investment decisions and returns, and some of them may present an unfamiliar set of challenges for a cohort of investment professionals that has grown up experiencing a particular set of market and economic conditions.
Simon HoyleJanuary 7, 2025
