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KiwiSaver up 36% to A$12.2bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
KiwiSaver combined funds under management reached A$12.2 billion at end December last year after posting annual growth of 36%, more than twice the growth rate experienced by Australian super funds. KiwiSaver is the New Zealand equivalent of Australia's ...

CheckRisk opens in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
As funds increasingly develop internal investment expertise, trustee boards will need to expand their own expertise to stay in control of their funds, and one way to do this is through an independant risk assessment of their portfolio. Denis Carroll ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
The Australian share market has opened weaker after markets around the world plunged overnight. At 1041 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 26.4 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 4,881.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following strong falls on US and European markets overnight amid fears of political turmoil in Spain and Italy. At 0630 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down 32 points at ...

EM fund manager Esemplia explains turnaround plans

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
Emerging markets fund manager Esemplia last week visited Australian clients to outline its new approach. Esemplia principal Steve Triantafilidis told Financial Standard their recent investment performance saw some of the manager's pension fund clients ...

LUCRF's new growth option targets lower volatility

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
LUCRF Super has launched a new member investment choice designed to offer growth with lower risk profile than the typical 'Balanced' option. The 'Targeted Return' option aims to return CPI plus 4% after fees and taxes with lower volatility than a typical ...

Advisers expect greater focus on efficiency after FoFA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
The single biggest outcome financial advisers expect to see from the Future of Financial Advice reforms is an increased focus on efficiency and greater use of technology, according to a survey commissioned by Zurich Australia. The telephone survey of ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
The Australian market has opened higher after positive overseas leads and gains for the mining giants. At 1024 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.6 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 4,933.7, and the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

On positive contagion, reflation and the great rotation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
"I think I can make it now, the pain is gone All of the bad feelings have disappeared Here is the rainbow I've been prayin' for It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) Sun-shiny day." -- Johnny Nash, "I Can See Clearly Now" Remember contagion? ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a stellar performance on Wall Street at the end of the week with the Dow finishing above 14,000 for the first time since October 2007. At 0739 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures ...