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Advisers must gravitate from engagement to guidance: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... at last week's Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Sydney. While still only at the Bill stage, Tranche three of the Gillard Government's MySuper reform will give superannuation funds more scope to provide simple financial ...

Tailored income projections drive investor engagement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... actually opt-out and most decisions about a fund are made at the employer level," Hess said. "Investors are defaulted into life-stage funds with a contribution of 3% of their salaries." Meanwhile, investors are nervous and lack confidence, especially ...

CareSuper to shed mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
At least $3.4 billion worth of investment mandates will be evaluated by CareSuper when it decides which ones it no longer needs after a recent merger. In October this year industry funds CareSuper and Asset Super completed a tie-up which led to the ...

Multi-asset funds react to lack of diversification

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... that you can't live off negative peer relative performance has hit home. While investors in the early to mid-accumulation stage of their investment cycle can typically recover from a significant drawdown over a long enough investment period, the same ...

BT hires new head of super

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... opportunity is a must-win category for our business and a key part of this is delivering to customers in the early accumulation stage through Retail and Corporate Super." Doyle will be responsible for the development and management of business strategy ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
The Australian market opened higher on fresh hopes that US political leaders may work together to avoid sending the economy off the fiscal cliff. At 1021 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21 points, or 0.48 per cent, at 4,357.8 ...

New MD for Plum Financial Services

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... Australia Bank Group during her career in financial services. "Lara joins us at a critical time as Plum continues on its next stage of growth as well as gearing up for significant regulatory change, including preparing for Stronger Super," said Scott ...

RBA holds rates but deploys rhetoric as magic pudding

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... management. "It is sensible to keep the powder dry with signs of recovery on the horizon," the portfolio manager said. "At some stage there is bound to be a back up in cash and fixed interest assets and the RBA is keen to see there is an orderly change ...

Fewer IPO's no excuse for poor returns: Hyperion

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Less initial public offerings (IPOs) shouldn't mean a slump in performance, said Hyperion Asset Management. Managers should view IPO activity as the exception, rather than the rule, added Jason Orthman, one of Hyperion's portfolio managers. "In the ...

Hood Sweeney announces three new directors

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... deliver results for clients - so it is a pleasure to welcome them as Directors," Rowe said. "Hood Sweeney is in an exciting stage of its development, and on the back of our recently aligned partnership announcement with CountPlus we now have the perfect ...