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Performance, fees still major retention risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
Dissatisfaction with performance and fees is still the biggest risk to member retention for retail funds while for industry funds changing employers is the biggest risk to retention, reveals the latest Roy Morgan Research's superannuation and wealth ...

QE tapering fears spark $1 billion flight from bonds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
Outflows of around $1 billion from Australian bond funds are being viewed by many as a signal the 32-year bull market in the asset class is over, but some funds have bucked the trend. According to data provided by Morningstar, Australian internationally ...

Investors demand more clarity on carbon exposures

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
Fund managers must do more to disclose portfolio holdings so investors can assess their position in relation to environmental issues, according to the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP). The independent, not-for-profit organisation's stated aim ...

Great rotation is all in the mind: PIMCO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
The great rotation from bonds to equities is not happening, according to PIMCO Australia and Equities Trust (EQT). During the 2013 financial year PIMCO/EQT's Australian fixed income funds saw net inflows of over $1 billion, including almost $236 million ...

Retail managed funds' fortune set to slide

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
Retail managed funds grew by 4.5% in the March quarter, but this growth is likely to be undone by a poor June quarter, according to figures released by Plan For Life Actuaries & Researchers. Overall retail managed funds grew by $24 billion in the first ...

Cbus grows internal investment team

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... of the financial services industry, Harrison has worked for a variety of organisations including Wilshire Australia, Funds SA and the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. "As we grow the in-house capability of our investment team, it's important ...

Investors Mutual wins Aus equities mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... awarded close to $450 million by Russell Investments back in May 2012, shortly followed by another $400 million win from Funds SA, Rainmaker data shows. The group appointed head of institutional sales Gary Horton last year specifically to help build ...

Planners praised for guiding investors into fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
The wall of cash built up in the wake of the GFC is showing signs of crumbling as fixed income see dramatic inflows off the back of changing fundamentals and the hard work of financial planners, according to PIMCO and Equity Trustees (EQT). EQT head ...

AIST argues for fee-cap in MySuper submission

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' submission to the final tranche of the Federal Government's MySuper legislation will highlight problems with asset-based administration fees. After putting the finishing touches on its submission ...

FPA calls for greater scrutiny of fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
Fund managers must be held to account just like financial planners, says The Financial Planning Association's Dante De Gori. Research from State Street published yesterday showed that less than half of Australian's believed advisers acted in the best ...