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Industry super funds spearhead recovery

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
MTAA Super, Westscheme and Cbus Super lead the pack of best performing default investment options for workplace superannuation funds over a three period year to April this year, according to Rainmaker Information data. The latest SelectingSuper data ...

Alternatives cause valuation headaches

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... assets such as infrastructure and direct property have been identified as one of the main reasons why industry super funds, MTAA Super and AustralianSuper have been able to outperform other retail super funds. Proebstl said regulators and super funds ...

MTAA awards $450m quant mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
MTAA Super has awarded a $450 million mandate to BlackRock Investment Management to run a quantitative, tax-aware Australian equities portfolio. Maurice O'Shannassy, BlackRock managing director, said a tax-conscious portfolio could make a substantial ...

MTAA boosts insurance cover

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
MTAA Superannuation Fund has improved its group insurance cover for its members after renewing its contract with MetLife Insurance. The super fund member default insurance cover includes total and permanent disability (TPD) cover. In addition, many ...

Super funds to hold firm despite market crisis

... allocation to alternative assets, which are largely illiquid, barely batted an eyelid in the current turmoil. Alternatives-heavy MTAA Super leads the scoreboard with an average 16.8 per cent return in the year to November 2007. By contrast, more than ...

The secret to MTAA's success

While some super funds like to keep their investment secrets close to their chests, top-ranked MTAA Super gives them all away in a handbook that outlines the investment strategies behind their outperformance in the past ten years. Inundated with regular ...

MTAA super revs up retirement seminars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
Responding to public demand for better super literacy, MTAA Super is running retirement planning seminars across Australia to educate members about superannuation and retirement strategies. Held in all states and territories, the 90 minute-seminars ...

Volatility fails to dampen super returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
... geared blended Australian Shares Fund, delivered 45.8 per cent per annum over three years. Of the individual default funds, MTAA Super topped the performance tables for September, delivering 19.1 per cent over one year, 18.2 per cent over three years ...

Industry funds on top again

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... said. Industry funds also came out on top in the default sector, with eight funds in the top 10 performers over three years. MTAA's balanced option came out on top, with 18 per cent returns over three years, with Acumen Corporate Super the best-ranked ...

Super dodges sub-prime correction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... not for profit funds did take 13 spots in the top 30. The top funds for year to August in default investment choices were MTAA Super, Auscoal, Catholic Super, Westscheme and CBUS. The top for Australian equities were Colonial, Australian Unity, AMP ...