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Hedge Funds

Graeme Miller: lets resolve growth/ defensive debate

I have followed with great interest the debate that has been taking place in your magazine over recent weeks about the classification of “growth” and “defensive” assets for superannuation funds. This is an important topic, and the current discussion and debate is timely. The primary purpose of superannuation is to provide retirement income. By its […]

Graeme MillerJuly 27, 2015

Hedge Funds

QSuper, Morningstar, Towers Watson call for end to defensive/ growth debate

Three leading investment experts have called for the debate over how to classify growth and defensive assets to be abandoned, following an exchange of views in Investment Magazine. Over the past 10 days IM has published views from PwC and Sam Sicilia, chief investment officer of HOSTPLUS on the issue. PwC highlighted how differing interpretations […]

David RowleyJuly 16, 2015

Policy and Regulation

Ken Marshman’s riposte to Grattan Institute report

An alternative set of proposals for reducing costs and boosting competition to those in the Grattan Institute Super Sting report, were presented by Ken Marshman, chair of REST Super at the AIST ASI conference in Alice Springs. In a stirring and strident presentation which avoided an outright confrontation with Jim Minifie, the author of Super […]

David RowleySeptember 15, 2014

Investment Strategy

Unisuper says buyer beware of star fund

Unisuper has issued a ‘buyer beware’ warning on the prospects of its high performing Global Environmental Opportunities fund. The fund has attracted the attention of members after it returned 45 per cent after tax to the end of September for a small group of members who now invest $85 million within it. It is entirely […]

David RowleyNovember 11, 2013