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Contributions surge to 25pc of wages

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... $64 billion in contributions into super funds, an increase in 97 per cent over the previous year's total. Analysis by Rainmaker reveals the contributions were almost exclusively channeled into self-managed and retail super funds, reinforcing concerns ...

Japan wins for local instos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... allocated to astute Japan fund managers from making money, or at least preserving much of their capital, based on latest Rainmaker research. According to Rainmaker, Perennial Japanese Shares Composite (unhedged), BT WS Japanese Share fund, Platinum Japan ...

IOOF quadruples platform reach after Skandia buy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... with support from Australian Wealth Management (AWM) which IOOF is still in the process of merging with. According to Rainmaker Data, IOOF had more than 550 non-aligned advisers using its platform as of the September quarter compared to Skandia, which ...

Capital protected products gain popularity

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... includes the pension, superannuation and investments products - has around $238 million as at December 2008, according to Rainmaker Information data. Inflows for the platform totalled around $92 million for the three months to December last year. AXA ...

REST ramps up credit exposure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... an add on to the existing mandate." REST invested an additional $50 million with Stone Tower this month. According to Rainmaker Group, the Credit Suisse Asset Management Australia Syndicated Loan fund (hedged) lost more than 28 per cent during 2008 and ...

Planners gain clean tech fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... financial planning network has over 400 financial advisers and more than $12 billion in funds under advice, according to Rainmaker Group.

Intech fixed interest tops IC survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... categories, according to a December quarter survey. The latest quarterly implemented consulting survey, jointly conducted by Rainmaker and CPG Research and Advisory, has found that Intech returned 17.6 per cent in the year to December versus the IC average ...

Telstra Super hires JANA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... super funds. The fund's membership is open to current and former Telstra Super employees and their family. According to Rainmaker, Telstra Super has more than $9.8 billion in funds under management across private equity, property, fixed interest, local ...

ING appoints RetireInvest CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
... RetireInvest has more than 220 advisers across 90 practices managing more than $10 billion in funds under advice according to Rainmaker.

Gloves off ahead of APRA report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... than 50 per cent last year compared to the unlisted markets, which posted losses of less than 3 per cent, according to Rainmaker Data. "The areas that have really hurt us have been in active management and global bonds. We've underperformed the benchmark ...