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Innovative platforms create $397 bn industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... by end December 2010 of a significant $397 billion, just below its pre-GFC $400 billion 2007 peak These figures, from Rainmaker's latest Advantage report, found the platform sector grew some 6.5 per cent in 2010. According to the report, there are now ...

Super fund returns fall again to 5 per cent

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... annum are 2.3 per cent per annum ahead of inflation over the past decade," said Alex Dunnin, director of research at Rainmaker, the company that does the research for SelectingSuper. "Hitting returns are falling rolling 12 month returns from Australian ...

Super fund returns fall again to 5 per cent

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... annum are 2.3 per cent per annum ahead of inflation over the past decade," said Alex Dunnin, director of research at Rainmaker, the company that does the research for SelectingSuper. "Hitting returns are falling rolling 12 month returns from Australian ...

Neilson loosens reins at Platinum

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... hand in managing the flagship global equity fund. The fund had $16.2 billion in assets as at December 31, according to Rainmaker research. Lead manager and investment star Neilson who founded Platinum in 1994 with four former Bankers Trust Australia ...

Super insurance commission ban not what it seems

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... be enough to make some retail super fund insurance deals competitive with deals in not-for-profit funds. According to Rainmaker Research's 2011 Super Fund Group Insurance Survey, while $52 in annual premium buys a member in an average not-for-profit ...

Vanguard varies approach to Australian equities

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... companies and a high-yield Australian shares product, taking Vanguard's stable of ETFs trading on the ASX to seven. Rainmaker data shows that index investments now represent 16.4 per cent of Australian assets, up from 10.3 per cent from five years ago. ...

Indexing warning as ETFs surge

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... covering broad commodities, high dividend paying stocks, high yield fixed income, gold and real estate," said Fuhr. Rainmaker data shows that index investments now represent 16.4 per cent of Australian assets, up from 10.3 per cent from five years ago. ...

Life insurance consuming dormant super fund balances

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... Warner, just over 12 million active life insurance policies were attached to superannuation funds as of June last year. Rainmaker research shows there were 32.8 million superannuation accounts in the same month - but only 11.4 million Australians have ...

Pooled funds lose cash

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... funds and into bank accounts and independently managed accounts (IMAs), industry watchers said yesterday. According to Rainmaker research, $86.4 billion dollars flowed into bank deposits in the December quarter last year, compared with $40.8 billion ...

IOOF adds insurance, offers more low-cost options

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... focus that allows us to differentiate in what is a very competitive marketplace," said Mota. Based on December 2010 Rainmaker data, IOOF had four platforms in the top ten fastest growing platforms last year, including IOOF Portfolio Service Investments ...