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Industry funds dominate AAA quality list

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... choices, 2500 fee options and 15,000 insurance policy options. Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said while regulatory bodies call for a 'best-in-show' list of funds, this quality assessment indicates a best-of-breed ...

Super funds hungry for global stocks, alternatives

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... equities mandates appointments has also contracted though by not as much," Rainmaker director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said. "Super fund consolidation is also a factor in this mandate realignment. The recent string of fund merger announcements ...

Superannuation funds flag $113bn merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... the combined funds had over $60 billion and 770,000 members. Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said the state of Victoria's defined benefit superannuation obligation (via its association of the Emergency Services and ...

Record tax receipts, record outlays yet back to surplus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
Australian Commonwealth Budget receipts are climbing at their fastest rate in 18 years and outlays are climbing at their fastest rate in five years. Yet, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has been able to declare Australia's first Budget surplus ...

Banks move to derisk, workforces shrink

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... Australian equities investments in bank stocks, according to Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin. Imagine the impact if super funds were to lose their appetite. "The financial services' hefty weight in the ASX shows ...

Financial Standard names editor

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... Worley and regular contributors from the research and investments team at Rainmaker group, Ben Ong, John Dyall and Alex Dunnin. Michelle Baltazar will be the publisher of both mastheads, Financial Standard and Money. "I am incredibly proud of the team ...

Statewide Super confirms merger talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... members. By assets, it would become the 15th largest super fund. Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said a possible merger is very compelling. "Creating a $24 billion fund with 380,000 members spanning the smaller states ...

Women-led super funds continue to shine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... $55,000 to the average working member's retirement savings over time, Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin said. The figures are a clear reminder of why board and management diversity matters, he said. "It highlights that businesses ...

Rainmaker welcomes new head of superannuation research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... superannuation and managed funds sitting on the FirstWrap platform. Rainmaker executive director, research and compliance Alex Dunnin said recent reports from the Royal Commission and Productivity Commission, combined with expanded product sets following ...

New reforms to smash major super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... Commonwealth Bank and Cbus, based on APRA statistics for the September 2018 quarter. Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin said if successful, the reforms are a real win for consumers. "Many of Australia's leading super funds each have ...