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Super funds reject calls to cut super contrib

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... Nick Gruen in a newspaper column and major economic blog last week. The proposal is similar to one presented by the Rainmaker group in March this year. In their proposal, Rainmaker outlined how lifting employer contributions and introducing compulsory ...

Daily unit pricing not the answer: Henaghan

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... with what we're trying to do here in the industry," said Henaghan. Andrew Keevers, associate director of research at Rainmaker Information, said daily unit pricing can also be a major reason why some funds perpetuate lower returns, particularly if the ...

Fidelity Europe fund 'on hold'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... available on BT Wrap, AMP Wealthview, Skandia, Avanteos, Beacon, Goldman Sachs JBWere and E*Trade platforms. According to Rainmaker Research, the fund lost 21.32 and 15.52 over six and three month periods to the end of October.

FMs back a winner 50pc of the time

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... derived from their ability to find the real winners as demonstrated by the average win-loss ratio of 102 per cent." Rainmaker Research of the top 50 actively managed global equities funds, found similar results with 27 or more than half of active global ...

QSuper searches for CIO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... as a consultant for an international consulting firm advising trustee board and institutional investors. According to Rainmaker Research, QSuper uses QIC as its primary investment manager and allocates funds towards domestic and international equities ...

AXA ramps up group insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... clients include Mercer Super Trust, OAMPS Super Fund, VicSuper Scheme and a number of its internal super fund offers, Rainmaker Research found. Bergin said the firm is refining its group insurance strategy for next year which would build on the work ...

Unlisted still king: MTAA Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... billion to illiquid investments, including private equity, infrastructure, and direct property, according to data by Rainmaker Information. "The Fund has long followed a strategy of investing a substantial proportion of members' funds in unlisted assets ...

Snowball FUA grows $700m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... increase our footprint in what continues to be growth industry, ripe for further consolidation," said McDonald. The latest Rainmaker Research found financial planning group merger and acquisition strategy is alive and well, with $17 billion in funds ...

Super Concepts scores $600m admin coup

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
... per annum, with there being no significant changes in applicable law or third party charges, a CFS spokesperson said. Rainmaker Data shows that the SMSF sector is the fastest growing sub-segment of the superannuation industry, with over $362.5 billion ...

Long-only turmoil pushes investors to hedge funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... to provide much-vaunted '"uncorrelated returns'." But while sentiment to hedge funds may be increasing, research by Rainmaker shows that at end June they still held only 1.9 per cent of the Australian sourced funds management market. Nonetheless this ...