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AMP saves more in pension

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... super fund in Australia with $21 billion in funds according to Rainmaker Data, with its Flexible Lifetime - Allocated Pension product, the fifth largest retirement product in the country with $5 billion in assets. Andrew Hobern, AMP director in Personal ...

DB back in vogue: Equipsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... plans have proven to be "challenging" to members who are nearing retirement or for those who have embarked on an allocated pension. "Not only are they moving from a virtually zero-risk benefit to an account-based product exposed to market volatility ...

Norway revises pension investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... for the increase in allocation to real estate. In a statement, the fund's advisers said up to five per cent could be allocated to real estate as a result of the change and a separate asset class dedicated to real estate will be created within the portfolio ...

Australian super funds sticking with equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
... superannuation fund's had not drastically changed their asset allocations in the past year with almost 60 per cent still allocated to equities and 16 per cent in bonds. Alternative asset allocation across all pension funds increased with real estate ...

MLC eyes distressed bank loan market

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... The strategy, which sits within the diversified portfolios of MLC's retail and wholesale superannuation and allocated pension clients, will focus on investment opportunities stemming from the liquidity-squeezed global bank loan market. Peter Sumner ...

ESSSuper to offer fin planning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... products. In a statement, ESSSuper said products would be announced in the middle of this year and could potentially include allocated pensions and insurance. "This fantastic decision by the Minister for Finance gives ESSSuper members the peace of mind ...

The future of super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
... different to Ambachtsheer's model and a typical super fund portfolio today is that he suggested that two per cent should be allocated in "innovation". "The risk optimisation portfolio doesn't have huge exposures to any particular asset category, with ...

What members want

... offered more services. They wanted more frequency in communication and that makes sense because many of them are on their allocated pensions...they are living off [their super]." Summing up the research, Coyle said in the short term, it was clear that ...

AMP reports bullish quarter

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
... test changes that came into effect towards the end of the quarter, driving inflows into complying annuity products. Allocated pensions and annuity inflows rose $1.3 billion, a record for the sector. Over 40 per cent of outflows in allocated pensions/annuities ...

Mercer opens new TAP

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
Mercer Wealth Solutions has launched a new transition to retirement allocated pension, offering investors a range of advice and education extras on top of their regular investment services. The product will offer 34 investment options across several ...