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Industry funds on top again

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
Industry super fund default and growth options have again outperformed the retail master trusts over one, three and five years, continuing a now too familiar trend, according to the latest Rainmaker research. Research undertaken for the Industry Super ...

Super dodges sub-prime correction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... analysis shows not for profit funds took out nine of the top 10 spots for 12 month performance while only three master trusts - Australian Unity in seventh spot, Asgard in 22nd spot and ING in 30th spot - made the top 30. The Australian equity sector ...

Super averages 15.3 pct for 2006-07

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
... has also pushed them to achieve a segment average of 15.9 per cent, 190 basis points above the average return for master trusts. The low master trust outcome, however, is dragged down by some master trusts continuing to have default options that are ...

Sentiment to Aust shares stays high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
... fall over the next year has remained steady at about one in four survey respondents. Interestingly, super funds and master trusts were less upbeat about Australian equities than advisers and investment managers, but the reverse was the case for international ...

Super fund returns best in a decade: SelectingSuper

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
... Importantly, he said, members looking for the best performing Australian share investments were still much better off with master trusts, as this is where these products showed their strength. "There are also huge differences emerging between the best ...

Industry funds show strongest growth in assets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
... out nine of the top 10 places for default option returns over the past three years and 17 places from the top 20. Master trusts still, however, dominate the sector tables particular for investors choosing geared, small cap and emerging companies options. ...

ASIC review to streamline IDPS rules

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
... Services Guide (FSG) that they should be able to use this FSG for the IDPS as well. According to Rainmaker, IDPS - master trusts and wraps - administer $350 billion after growing 25 per cent last year. Despite the review, ASIC said they still intend ...

Super returns climb back driven by global shares, property

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... field is almost evenly split in the balanced category as not-for-profit funds take only six of the top 10 places. Master trusts continue their domination of the Australian shares category. But not-for-profit funds are quickly catching up their specialist ...

Super fees battle competition and returns

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
... Actuaries, show average annual super fees dropping industry-wide, with the largest reductions occurring in corporate master trusts, retail post retirement, personal superannuation and small funds. "This is an intensely competitive industry and strong ...

Super fees jump triple inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
... choice fund. The study diagnoses fees for 458 separate products, covering 191 not for profit fund variants and 267 master trusts representing half the entire assets of superannuation industry and in excess of 20 million member accounts.