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Property recovery reignites super fund war

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... contributed to the 9 per cent rolling annual returns now being delivered by direct property, revealed new research released by Rainmaker using the Financial Standard Direct property Index which is compiled monthly. One year ago the sector was returning ...

AIA signs record number of corporate funds

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... 300,000 agents across the region and more than 10 million participating members of group policies. According to the 2010 Rainmaker Insurance Survey, the group controls the largest insurance market share in the not for profit super funds and master trust ...

First State app gets 11,000 hits

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... downloads - and expects more people to sign up. First State Super, which had $18.6 billion at the end of June according to Rainmaker Information, launched an iPhone app that allows its 530,000 members to monitor their super anytime in early July. The ...

HIP appoints MLC as insurer, boosts cover

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
... supporting health statements," wrote Wallace. MLC replaces ING Australia as the industry fund's group insurance provider, Rainmaker Information research shows. The improved cover means the benefit for each unit of death cover has increased around 20 ...

Direct property makes a comeback

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... Associations Super, Asset Super, Sunsuper and AustralianSuper have added their exposure to direct property in recent months, Rainmaker research shows. Direct property is back en vogue as investors look outside listed real estate and lock in higher returns ...

Cormann blasts ALP over default super

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... lead for fees and standard insurance rates unless companies are big enough to negotiate customised deals, according Rainmaker's 2010 Group Insurance and Super Fund Fee surveys. The Institute of Public Affairs in an occasional research paper released ...

AMP closes in on AXA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... "absence of a superior proposal". The proposal will also be subject to the review of an independent expert. According to Rainmaker Information, the merger will see the combined entity become a significant top three player in the Australian wealth management ...

Schroders surges, shuns Gartmore

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... Asia-pacific accounted for 47.5 billion of its FUM, but the company did not provide a figure for Australia. According to Rainmaker Information, at June 30th, Schroders managed $19.4 billion worth of Australian funds. Net inflows over the third quarter ...

Super fund returns fall to just 3.7 pct

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... at only 3.7 per cent. The results are contained in the latest SelectingSuper crediting rates survey conducted by the Rainmaker group. "The lackluster share market has dragged super fund returns down 6 percentage points in just three months from the 9.7 ...

Maritime restructures asset classes, doubles insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... doubled the death insurance cover for its members, who automatically received the updated cover on 1 October. According to Rainmaker Information data, Maritime Super had $2.97 billion in funds under management at the end of September. Maritime Super ...