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MLC shakes up portfolio allocations

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... it likely MLC will replace Vanguard with an active manager. "Taking the external factors into account will ultimately determine how long the portfolios allocations remain passive. The concentration in the market will probably remain constant for a few ...

Bendigo Wealth opts for scaled advice ahead of FOFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
Bendigo Wealth has announced a scaled-advice capability to drive down the cost of financial advice in an effort to address key FOFA issues such as accessibility. In a fact-sheet to planners circulated with the announcement, Bendigo Wealth wrote, "FOFA ...

Superannuation needs more regulatory resilience: ASIC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... last week in response to questions raised on resourcing and appropriated funds. "It's a matter for the government to determine resources - it is simply our job to leverage those resources," said Medcraft. With the growth in the system, will come a strategic ...

APRA MySuper changes burden for industry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... was based on 'members' rather than 'employers' that have a workforce greater than 500 staff, the parties would need to determine whether more than 500 employees are contributing to any one fund," said the FSC submission, which recommended employee numbers ...

Benchmarked inflation protection doesn't stack up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Managing inflation spikes through inflation-lined bonds (ILB) is fundamentally flawed, according to one institutional investment manager. "The traditional approach to managing inflation has been to buy an inflation benchmark, which is typically eight ...

Target setting works for super funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... portfolio performance and risk outcomes leads to better performance. We need to think about the objective of a super fund to determine what constitutes a good outcome," said Sara Higgins, PIMCO account manager. Higgins said that while DB and DC may have ...

Fund managers rate Aust equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... structural changes resulting in stock values ranging from real to illusory. "At this point, it is very difficult to determine how much of the earnings malaise can be attributed to cyclical versus structural issues." Tyndall said it will be orientating ...

ASFA warns on unseen MySuper outcomes

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... membership amount that can be confirmed annually. Accordingly, funds with very large scale will only need to proactively determine whether scale is sufficient if the assets fall below a certain amount," said ASFA, adding that compliance of this approach ...

HSBC launches new retail equity product

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
HSBC has introduced a new equity product bucking the trend of last year's Asia-heavy baskets. The five-year 100+ Series International Equity Investment gives exposure to the Australian equity index (S&P/ASX 200) in addition to indices in Switzerland ...

Maritime Super in new merger talks

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... Super is in the process of examining future merger possibilities. "We are undergoing a high level of due diligence to determine whether there is a case to progress with a merger," Robertson said. "This is in very early stages and it is possible that ...