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Active management a 2% tax drag

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... can drag portfolios by as much as 2%, according to global asset manager Parametric. Recent legislation requiring superannuation funds have an after-tax investment objective for MySuper products has increased the focus on the impact taxes have on returns. ...

FSC announces winners of insurance awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... ANZWealth's Maria Crocker won the Young Achievers Award for her dedication, knowledge of the law, life insurance, superannuation, and issues affecting the industry. The FSC also valued her professional approach and desire to assist clients and potential ...

CalPERS awards $500m multi-asset mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... Investments' head of multi-asset fund management Guy Stern was in Australia a fortnight ago promoting the fund to superannuation funds and other institutions, though it has been available to Aussie investors since 2009. It aims to post a positive return ...

Consumer confidence in super is key: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... Financial Services Bill Shorten Shorten encouraged politicians from all sides to "make the right decisions so the superannuation system remains strong, stable and settled" at an industry gathering last week. "Community confidence in superannuation is ...

Equipsuper approved to offer MySuper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
Equipsuper has become the 14th super fund to be gain MySuper authorisation. The preliminary marketing name for the product is Equipsuper MySuper, noting that only nine of the 14 MySuper products authorised so far have the product class name integrated ...

MLC launches retirement stress test tool

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... how a client's nest egg will fare in different market conditions. Advisers will be able to adjust factors such as superannuation contributions and retirement goals, as well as hitting the portfolio with market shocks to stress test clients' savings and ...

Superannuation to wield $6tr muscle by 2030

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
A group of superannuation and investment experts predict that by 2030, local super funds will dominate the global landscape while the self-managed super funds (SMSFs) sector will suffer a slowdown. The superannuation industry in 2030 will be bigger ...

GFC derails wealth fee growth by $30bn

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... economy and its patterns," said Rob Prugue, senior managing director at Lazard Asset Management in Australia. "Superannuation providers, particular those with a large retired or soon-to-be retired member base, will look for investment options offering ...

Super for all shapes and sizes: QSuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... provide them with a more personalised super offering. QSuper CEO Rosemary Vilgan spoke at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) last week and said that "the one-size-fits-all strategy is not the way of the future anymore." Superannuation ...

Asset allocation shifts as EM turns strategic: MFS

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... their assets allocated to emerging markets in fixed income and equity. Melendez said that the average Australian superannuation fund had around 20-30% exposure in both direct and indirect exposure. After visiting with superannuation fund executives last ...