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Super funds stage comeback

... SelectingSuper* this month, preliminary results for the year show that average fund returns, or the average performance of the balanced option of a super fund, have climbed from an all-time low of -21.1 per cent back in December to -12.3 per cent today. ...

Platform money flows back into markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... strategies. Brent Howells, head of product MasterKey at MLC, said the investment platform's flows had been moving from the balanced and growth options to cash, but that trend had slowed over the past three months. "I think we are back to the long term ...

LGsuper expands options

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... the start of this month, members can now choose to mix and match up to three different options - such as 30 per cent balanced, 30 per cent cash and 40 per cent growth - for their savings. Previously members who joined the fund could only invest in one ...

Russell overhauls diversified funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... Australian equities range has been broadened from between 10-20 per cent to 5-25 per cent. Another example is the Russell Balanced fund, which has increased the investment ranges of every asset class it invests in. The fund's property investment range ...

CSRF lends more weight to domestic equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... shares bias" across all investment options that have local and international shares, excluding the Socially Responsible Balanced option. "The bias was adopted in the benchmarks to reflect the benefits of franking credits should pre-tax returns be the ...

BlackRock wins Lonsec top rating

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
BlackRock's balanced funds have been upgraded by Lonsec to "Highly Recommended" - making BlackRock the only single-manager diversified fund offering to receive the top rating. Lonsec upgraded BlackRock's balanced funds from "Recommended" to its current ...

DDH Graham eyes more QIC funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
... to others," he said. The four funds being added to the DDH investment menu in March were the Conservative Growth Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Aggressive Growth Fund, and Australian Shares Fund. The end result was the addition of three diversified funds ...

Finovia opts for Select

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... the manager of the Finovia Portfolio Solutions. Launched on March 15th, the Finovia Defensive Portfolio, the Finovia Balanced Portfolio and the Finovia Growth Portfolio (the Finovia Portfolio Solutions) provide investors with low maintenance and diversified ...

Baby boomers hang on to investments

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... new research shows. The latest Retire Ready survey from Commonwealth Bank shows that Baby Boomers are taking a "well-balanced" approach to their investments, with up to 85 per cent not considering changing their investments directly. Instead, many are ...

AMP moves into direct super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
... choose which features they do or don't want. The basic package includes two investment options; a cash option and a 65:35 balanced fund option. The product also provides a basic level cover insurance of up to $250,000. Customers only need to fill in ...