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Super fees battle competition and returns

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
... released figures it says shows competition and increasing funds under management are driving down fees, however recent Rainmaker data paints a different picture. The IFSA figures to June 2006, collected by Rice Warner Actuaries, show average annual super ...

Investa property funds get SRI tick

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
... at 51 per cent in the last twelve months, it still only represents less than 1 per cent of the overall market, with Rainmaker figures showing the sector stood at $7.1 billion as of December last year. The growth in the market is coming from the United ...

Super fees jump triple inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
Rainmaker has released their 2007 super and retirement fund survey, showing fees have jumped 8 per cent, or nearly three times the inflation rate. But the continuing performance bull run is distracting funds more focused on expanding their investments ...

Members covered for fraud but not bad investments

... the sums being poorly invested by the now-disqualified trustees. Andrew Keevers, associate director of research at the Rainmaker group, said that while super fund members don't have to understand the nitty-gritty of how their funds are invested, they ...

Rainmaker award votes nearing 6,000

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
Rainmaker has received a record number of award nominations and votes for its 2007 Marketing Excellence Awards, which are being tallied in preparation for the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium to be held at the Stamford Plaza in Double Bay, Sydney end of ...

Barclays to buy ABN AMRO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
... significantly alter Barclay's Australian market ranking in terms of local FUM, ABN AMRO's $6 billion in Australian FUM (Rainmaker December quarter figures) takes the company to $47 billion FUM, strengthening its position. Australian representatives from ...

Avanteos loses $7 billion Goldman Sachs mandate

... advise the mandate represented only 4 per cent of the stated $165.3 billion funds under administration (FUA). However, Rainmaker figures show only $27 billion in FUA for First Choice with total CFS platform figures of $35 billion while CFS Global Asset ...

FUM surges to $1.4 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... surged $213 billion or 18 per cent during 2006 to reach nearly $1.4 trillion, according to figures released in the latest Rainmaker Information Roundup report. Strong investment returns helped drive the increase in funds. "Strong performance from the ...

Industry funds and master trusts share top honours

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
... showing a fairly even balance between the segments leading the performance pack. According to the benchmark indices, the Rainmaker/SelectingSuper Default Option Index returned 12.5 per cent, 13.9 per cent and 9.2 per cent over one, three and five years ...

Industry funds show master trusts a clean pair of heels

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
... advantage over master trusts isn't just luck. The research, commissioned by Industry Fund Services and carried out by Rainmaker Information, showed that industry super funds on average delivered more profit in all sectors than non-industry funds. For ...