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Insurance bonds renaissance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, insurance bonds are no longer just "traditional" capital guaranteed or balanced option investments. Product providers such as CommInsure, ING, AMP and MLC are increasingly tweaking their products to ...

Gloves off ahead of APRA report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... Henaghan's comments were made on the back of SelectingSuper data that ranked the AMP Signature Super - Future Directions Balanced Options as one of the worst 10 funds based on one-year and three-year performance. "We made a decision around three years ...

Top and bottom super performance differ by 36pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... - Growth option which lost 6.7 per cent during 2008. In contrast, the BT Lifetime Super Employer Plan - Multi Manager Balanced and AMP SignatureSuper - Future Directions Balanced were among the bottom performers, losing almost 30 per cent and 27 per ...

LGSS fixes pricing error

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... stated a loss of 7.26 per cent, with the correct figure being a loss of 7.79 per cent. Another example is the fund's balanced option for its account-based pension plan members, who received statements citing a 4.58 per cent loss, when in actual fact ...

SERF to offer "cash" and "balanced" options

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... investment options this year. Starting 1 January 2009, members of the industry fund will be able to invest in the fund's balanced and cash strategies, on top of the existing growth, capital stable and capital protected options. According to SERF, the ...

Infrastructure still key to returns

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
... is seen as an asset that has served members well, is suited to the long term nature of superannuation and fits into a balanced investment portfolio," said Whiteley.

Unlisted still king: MTAA Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... working. The fund's default option returned 8.1 per cent over a three year period to September 08, while its diversified balanced options delivered 12.3 per cent over five years, according to Rainmaker Information. Meanwhile the fund's cash investments ...

BTIM seeks ESG credit reporting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... Management head of multi strategies, said the team is looking to add investment grade credit to the investment mix of its balanced ethical fund, but needs to improve its environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting analysis. The balanced ethical ...

QIEC Super enhances services

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... centre. The additional seven investment options complement the super fund's three existing options; conservative growth, balanced growth and high growth. Members can choose between a socially responsible investment (SRI), infrastructure, bonds, Australian ...

Select funds top Zenith review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... inception and have met and exceeded expectations. Over the long term they have outperformed both the Zenith Composite Balanced Benchmark and the median manager," said David Smythe, Zenith Investment Partners director. Dominic McCormick, SELECT chief ...