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Aging SMSF trustees revert to managed solutions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... a managed fund doesn't mean that investors have to sacrifice the flexibility they have in choosing their own asset allocation. Most managed funds offer a do-it-yourself option that gives investors the opportunity to choose between shares, term-deposits ...

Asset consultants influence to grow amid industry change

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... consulting Jerome Lander says that in the current climate super fund internal investment teams are afraid to take big asset allocation decisions through fear of being wrong, and this is the reason why they'll continue to turn to consultants for help. ...

Retirement solution upside for investment managers: Oliver Wyman

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... passives which he links to 'alpha disillusionment' - a trend he said has further to run. Given that only 15% of SMSF asset allocation goes into managed products, Hook said another real challenge/opportunity confronting investment managers is creating ...

Market anxiety shrouds SMSF appetite for equities

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... Australian equities has not mirrored the strong performance of the share market in the September quarter. Overall asset allocation to Australian equities was up only 0.1% to 31.8%, despite the All Ordinaries being up 6.5% in the same period. Rainmaker ...

van Eyk launches new asset allocation tool

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
Investment research house van Eyk has launched a new tactical asset allocation tool for advisers. The new tool forms part of the release of version 4.0 of iRate, the online portal which gives van Eyk's clients access its fund manager and shares research ...

Don't ignore Lifecycle Funds: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
The benefits of Lifecycle Funds are not understood in the superannuation sector, and they should be considered as a default option under MySuper, said Mercer. Many people can't even tell you what a Lifecycle Fund is, Graeme Mather, Mercer's defined ...

SMSF members still happiest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... outperformance. The Rainmaker SelectingSuper SMSF performance index, based on attribution analysis of SMSF sector wide asset allocation, returned 1% in 2011-12 and 6% pa over the past three years. These results match overall super fund average returns ...

Asset consultants still in demand

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... the mix of staff." This has included increasing capabilities in areas such as responsible investment, dynamic asset allocation, a broad range of alternative asset classes and risk assessment, Eagleton said. Increasing internal investment capabilities ...

AustSuper adds hedge IEq option

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... currency movements has been reduced." Lacey said the hedged international shares option will have the same strategic asset allocation as the regular international share portfolio but with a hedging position. While the investment costs for both portfolios ...

APRA releases reporting consultation

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
Reporting requirements for superannuation funds would be changed for the first time since 2004 under proposed revisions released in an APRA consultation paper, which includes 31 draft reporting forms and instructions. Information about each trustee ...