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Super funds urge MySuper rethink

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... passed, the concentration on fees will push more towards passive management, which could ultimately lead to poorer asset allocation and sub-optimal performance for members. Lachlan Baird, chief executive officer, Prime Super, fears that under existing ...

CareSuper adds infrastructure debt

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... Superannuation Funds. Nolan said the fund held up well coming out of the global financial crisis thanks to their asset allocation overlay product. "It's a derivative overlay product that kept our exposure up in the listed market... when recovery came ...

AUSCOAL adds Copper Rock and Putnam

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... the allocated funds from a combination of redeeming an existing $360 million mandate with Alliance Bernstein, asset allocation rebalancing and cash inflows. "We expect our recent investment manager changes to add significant value to our investment portfolio," ...

Annuities help combat longevity risk: Cooper

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... advisers who have retiree clients, and suggested to advisers that to counteract this by 30 per cent of a retiree's asset allocation should be towards annuities. "Annuities are a new asset class that we think is coming back into people's consciousness ...

Spot the bubble before they burst

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... should be able to generate accurate estimates of return on investments. Farrelly said that a new imperative in asset allocation is realising that bubbles are a permanent part of the landscape that will always have the potential to devastate investors. ...

Advisers must deliver alpha

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... fee-based, asset management framework," said Kinniry. "However, providing a well-considered investment strategy and asset allocation is as important as an adviser's investment acumen and ability to deliver better returns than the markets." However, in ...

Rise of 'climate sensitive' asset allocation: Mercer

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
Superannuation funds are being encouraged to embrace the investment opportunities brought on by climate change by investing in so called 'climate sensitive assets'. Climate change could account for 10 per cent of investment portfolio risk over the next ...

Morningstar signs $35bn research deal with CFS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
Researcher Morningstar Australasia has stolen the march on rival S&P when it secured a research agreement with Colonial First State, providing managed fund research and other services to planning groups with a combined $35 billion of funds under advice. ...

Premium China expands fixed interest portfolio

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... don't want it." In response, the fund manager is backing its own conviction by going against the traditional asset allocation for an Australian investor, where the bulk of the funds go to Australian equities, not Asian equities. "We are a financial planning ...

AustralianSuper posts solid quarter

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... was an annual average of 6.43 per cent compared to a median balanced option return of 5.05 per cent. The fund's asset allocation remained heavy on Australian shares across premixed options except for the stable option where global bonds held 29.3 per ...