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CareSuper leads super satisfaction

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... rating among Australia's super funds, despite well-publicised issues following an administrator switch. According to February data from Roy Morgan's Superannuation Satisfaction Report, the industry fund improved its customer satisfaction rating by more ...

Regal fund hands back external money

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... Standard. "We are focused on our core business at the moment." Regal manages about $2 billion across all its strategies as at February end, with almost all of its funds reporting double digit returns since inception. In recent years it has looked to ...

The bulls are back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... increase since 1931. As well as the Dow, the S&P 500 index logged a third straight day of gains for the first time since mid-February, before coronavirus fears stopped Wall Street's 11-year bull market. Since the start of the week the S&P 500 has ...

SMSFs in flashback to 2008

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... recognition of the share market volatility that has seen the Australian market fall more than 30% since its record peak on February 20 this year," SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said. "So, by implementing this important measure on drawdown ...

No time to look back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... market since the 1987 crash. "Back in October 1987, the All Ords lost 42%. The market bottomed out months later on 10 February 1989," Lee said. "In 1987 there was little signs of volatility until the Black Monday fall. "It was not uncommon to see moves ...

Pinnacle distribution director takes new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... boutique but has expanded to a multi-boutique model with 60 staff and $12.8 billion in assets under management as at February end.

Time for financials to step up: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... Association Australasia (RIAA), who surveyed more than 1000 Australians in both capital cities and regional areas from February 7-13. Australian Ethical chief customer officer Allyson Lowbridge said it's time for the financial services industry to ...

COVID-19 shaves $290bn off super

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... market correction has temporarily wiped out nearly $290 billion from Australia's superannuation system since the ASX's February 20 peak, according to new analysis from Rainmaker Research. Many superannuation funds lost between 10% and 14% as the equity ...

Times of turmoil create opportunities: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... more buying than selling opportunities as of late, with the Australian benchmark currently trading 31% lower than its February highs. "It has been difficult to keep on top of the rapidly shifting environment, but collectively we find more opportunities ...

Mutual fund assets lose $1.3 trillion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
More than US$775 billion ($1.3 trillion) in assets were wiped out of mutual fund strategies in the US during February, representing a single-month decline of nearly 5%, according to Cerulli. The research found ETF assets also plunged in February, declining ...