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Fees cause underperformance, not asset allocation: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... skill." The report throws a spotlight on how different funds have vastly different attitudes to appropriate asset allocations or specific asset selection within similar growth weighting categories. It noted that while one-quarter of retail funds have ...

Nestle shuffles asset allocations

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
Corporate fund Nestle Australia Group Superannuation Fund has revised the asset allocations of its conservative and high growth options following a review of its investment structure. Among the changes were a 2 per cent increase in Aussie equity to ...

No standards, no deal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... professional standards, the survey found that within three years UK pension funds are expecting to double their asset allocations to hedge funds from an average of 4 percent to an average of 8 percent. Respondents said the most important aspects the ...

Aon hires Russell for FM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... to new contributors from July. However, under the deal, Aon will continue to control all the fund's strategic asset allocations and the branding of investment products. Stewart Fotheringham, Aon managing director, said the relationship with Russell allowed ...

Purist private equity adds value

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
... the market downturn. According to the 2008 Global Pensions Assets Study released by Watson Wyatt, alternative asset allocations - including PE - spearheaded by superannuation funds rose four per cent to the 16 per cent mark in the last few years. Despite ...

Australian super funds sticking with equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
... industries in the developed world. It found Australian superannuation fund's had not drastically changed their asset allocations in the past year with almost 60 per cent still allocated to equities and 16 per cent in bonds. Alternative asset allocation ...

SMSFs keep portfolios unchanged

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
... staying put, according to SMSF professionals. Graeme Colley, superannuation strategy manager at ING, said, "The asset allocations might move four or five points and that might mean a greater weight of investment points over another, but on the whole ...

More rich get richer

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... are increasingly looking at internationalising their investment portfolios and, over time re-balancing their asset allocations in favour of alternative investments, equities and fixed income.

FUM hits $1.4tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... experiencing its tenth consecutive net-outflow as performance-driven asset value increases have distorted strategic asset allocations and forced investors to diversify into other asset class to lower their risk profiles.

Skandia parts ways with Mercer

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... as well." As part of the changes, Skandia also announced it would add 13 new funds and update the long-term asset allocations of its Skandia Global Access Portfolio multi-manager options from the end of July. The 13 new funds bring Skandia's platform ...