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Maple-Brown Abbott moves into global listed infra

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... (approximately) in listed infrastructure investments are currently run by Australian managers at 31 Decemeber 2012, according to Rainmaker. Rainmaker research also shows that the average gross return from listed infrastructure funds over one, three and ...

Oil price spike won't spoil Aussie equity party

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... Investment's head of investment market research, Matt Sherwood, says Australian businesses should be more insulated. Rainmaker chief economist Benjamin Ong this morning raised concerns that a 7.4% increase in the price of oil sees it encroaching on the ...

Anxiety over 'all-things super' takes toll on MySuper uptake

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... expects to receive less than 150 applications for a MySuper license, 40% down on its original estimate of around 250. Rainmaker director of research Alex Dunnin believes that a lack of confidence in the superannuation system, particularly in terms of ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available now

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... Internet. For investment professionals, the research tables on super funds and managed funds performance data - supplied by Rainmaker Information and publishers in the print edition - are now available on iPadA(C) in an interactive format.

Fewer asset consultants dominate super fund space

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... participants, forcing super funds to develop internal expertise whether they want to or not, according to research from Rainmaker Information. Asset consultants such as Jana, Frontier and Towers Watson, have historically been one of the central gatekeepers ...

LUCRF's new growth option targets lower volatility

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... might come with strongly rising markets," said Ben Samild head of LUCRF Super Investment Strategy. Recent research from Rainmaker Information shows that super fund returns are 96% correlated to equity markets, a fact which seems to support LUCRF's decision ...

Super funds post stellar returns - AREITs on top

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... during December as the SelectingSuper Workplace default option index climbed to a 32-month high of 12.1%, the latest Rainmaker analysis shows. The positive result has been driven by the recent strong performance of equity markets in 2012. The index of ...

HOSTPLUS to become a PST

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... Revelations of HOSTPLUS plans to become a PST follow last week's revelations that it was one of the clear standouts in a Rainmaker study of extra benefits offered by Personal and Workplace superannuation products. While Energy Super topped the table ...

Energy Super tops extra benefits table

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... clear standouts in a study of extra benefits offered by Personal and Workplace superannuation products, according to Rainmaker research. In its 2012 review of extra benefits and features, the research group looked at 503 superannuation products - 288 ...

SMSF popularity belies fickle performance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... Investors who turned to DIY super funds on the promise of superior returns may be getting less than they bargained for, new Rainmaker research shows. The unprecedented growth of the SMSF sector has eclipsed regular funds in recent years. The latest data ...