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Market slide widens super performance gap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... returns are highlighting the performance gap between retail and not-for-profit superannuation funds, according to Rainmaker research. In the month to 31 January, the Rainmaker SelectingSuper workplace default option MySuper Index showed a 2.3% loss ...

Employer fiduciary responsibility could halve super fees

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... employees pay for their corporate pension plan and use it as a point of differentiation when recruiting staff. Rainmaker research shows that within MySuper, the cheapest segment of the APRA-regulated superannuation system, members pay an average of 101 ...

Funds under management to hit $8tr by 2035: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... successfully walk that tightrope of offering a compelling mix of indexed and benchmark-unaware strategies. The Rainmaker research only assumes compulsory super at around the nine percent mark: the aggregate pool of assets will be much larger than $8 ...

Adviser roadshow shines light on modern-day advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... than 19,500 financial advisers in Australia as at September 2015, up 5.7% from the previous year, according to Rainmaker research. The average funds under advice (FUA) per adviser also rose to $34.4 million over the same period. The AFA Genxt roadshow ...

SMSFs and growth funds hit hardest by sell-off

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... share market volatility hardest in 2016. It is a tiny window to be analysing the impact of market movements but Rainmaker research highlights the impact of greater equity exposure in down markets. The researcher estimates a loss of about 3.4% across ...

Evolving super sparks C-suite shift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... $5 billion) are leading the board room evolution in the combined fields of technology and digital too with Rainmaker research showing 48% of larger funds held executive roles in these areas compared to 2% of smaller funds. First State Super and LGsuper ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... customers are disengaged and in a default product doesn't mean they should be any worse off," Henaghan says. Rainmaker research suggests that, on average, lifecycle funds offer an average of seven lifestages for their members. Some super funds offer ...

NAB sells insurance business to Nippon Life

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... MLC is Australia's fifth largest insurer by market share (12.1%) and is behind TAL, AIA, AMP and CommInsure. Rainmaker research shows that MLC is not among Australia's top insurers in the superannuation space by members served. MLC is ninth in the list ...

Mandate tide turns towards global equities

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... international equities, twice the amount of new funds invested in Australian equities. The latest edition of the Rainmaker Research Mandate Chaser report shows that Australian institutional investors awarded about $29 billion in mandates during the year ...

Don't flood managed accounts with excess investment options: advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... important to advisers using managed accounts than excessively wide ranges of investment choices, according to Rainmaker research. Speaking at the 2015 Financial Standard Best Practice Managed Accounts Forum, Rainmaker Information director of research ...