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Asset diversification gathers momentum

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... direct funds received most assets. During the year there was particular interest in infrastructure globally, with three times more assets than in 2011 being awarded to investment managers by Towers Watson's clients. The data also shows that Smart Beta ...

Nikkei 13K

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013

Dignity Super's main aim, ASFA reminds politicians

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... the system will never change," ASFA said in a statement. "ASFA is an advocate for sensible changes, with appropriate lead times, that would encourage Australians to take income stream products in retirement rather than lump sums." ASFA, which represents ...

Gone in 60 seconds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... but...I looked and I looked and I looked... nothing in the headlines. Not in the Wall Street Journal, Not in the Financial Times. Not on Bloomberg. Not on Reuters. Not in the Australian Financial Review. Hmmm, must be on page 8? It was over in 60 seconds! ...

Super funds post stellar returns - AREITs on top

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... 7.7% and cash 4.0%. AREITs posted the best performance, achieving 33%. "Super fund returns over the past year are now three times what consumers would earn from cash term deposits, after tax - reinforcing how negative news on superannuation is continuing ...

AIST lashes out at Coalition

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... said she hoped this meant the Coalition would be supportive of the many positive super initiatives and reforms of recent times. The Federal Opposition has said that it will not take any action that will undermine the superannuation system or reduce confidence ...

Time to fear?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... Fear not lost in the headlines as demonstrated by that printed in theage.com.au about this time last year, "Ugliest' of times ahead." But those who became greedy in 2012 were handsomely rewarded. The S&P 500 gained 13.4%, the All Ords rose by 13.5% ...

Super funds shouldn't abandon small-cap active managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... management, according to OC Funds Management's Rob Frost. His OC Premium Small Cap fund returned 42.3% in 2012, more than six times the 6.6% achieved by the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index. While impressive, this result was indicative performance ...

US credit rating threatened, buy US bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... as instances of defaults and restructuring". This is perhaps the reason why US Treasuries remain the go to asset class in times of uncertainty and trouble, even if it's over its own.

Propensity for foot shooting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013