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Smaller funds to plateau

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... funds that fit into the [under $200 million] category," said Rainmaker Information associate director of research, Andrew Keevers. "A lot of companies have said that 'it's not for us anymore - let's get out'. The sector is slowing down and I predict ...

Members Equity to offer super banking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... members. According to Rainmaker Information, the bank also manages roughly $16.9 billion in domestic fixed interest. Andrew Keevers, Rainmaker Information associate director of research, said consumers tend to find the ways they're forced to access information ...

Planner buying spree tops $17bn

... massive change over the next few years as all the major adviser groups wrestle for stronger distribution power," said Andrew Keevers, Rainmaker group associate director of research. "The question now is how the clients of these acquired planning groups ...

Industry super funds spearhead recovery

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
... Option Index to 30 April 2008 shows that superannuation performance results have steadied in the short term," said Andrew Keevers, Rainmaker Group associate director of research. "With the rolling monthly indexes all slightly increasing, now at -2.5 ...

St George and Westpac to merge

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... which would make them very similar in numbers to nab and Commonwealth Bank," said Rainmaker's associate director Andrew Keevers. While the proposed merger does not impact Australia's four pillar policy, where the major four banks are not allowed to merge ...

Direct property shines in NFP funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... industry funds are the number one investor in direct property, they do more than any other super segment," said Andrew Keevers, Rainmaker's associate director of research. Rainmaker's Selecting Super report found the average listed property investment ...

Super structure needs fixing

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
... and investment performance has on a member's final pay out. According to Rainmaker associate director of research Andrew Keevers, the line for a clear-cut adequacy solution is hard to draw. "There are two sides to the industry, and they've both got different ...

Investment fees jump 50pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... vast majority of their 'alpha' in fees, even when their fund managers have performed particularly well," he said Andrew Keevers, Rainmaker Information associate director of research, said the company's research had indicated investment management cost ...

Industry funds not holding up transfers: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
... this complicates the process. This can be the case if the destination fund is a self-managed super fund (SMSF). Andrew Keevers, associate director of research at Rainmaker, said the complaints by planners are ironic because they mirror complaints earlier ...

Volatility fails to dampen super returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
... Super's balanced option, which delivered 16.3 per cent over three years. Rainmaker associate director of research, Andrew Keevers, said the strength of the performances continued to be driven by the Australian share market and property sectors. "The ...