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Non-bank lender completes public securitisation

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... quality Australian RMBS, which is assisting issuers such as Pepper to expand the investor base," said Sarah Samson, associate director securitisation, National Australia Bank Limited. "Since 2010, six Aussie RMBS transactions have included USD tranches ...

Returns without volatility, you're not dreamin

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
High returns associated with high volatility causes many investors to target the latter to achieve the former, but Netherlands fund manager Robeco said a well structured low volatility strategy can achieve returns that are as attractive. Pim van Vliet ...

Investors more satisfied with SMSF than pooled funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
Satisfaction with the self-managed super funds (SMSFs) remains considerably higher than that of retail and industry funds, according to the latest Roy Morgan Superannuation Satisfaction report shows. SMSFs can boast 64% satisfaction while industry funds ...

Kohler campaign slammed by ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
Save Our Super, a campaign backed by veteran financial commentator and owner of the Eureka Report Alan Kohler is poorly researched, and its alternatives underdeveloped, said an article published by the Association of Superannuation funds of Australia ...

Investor confidence hits 14 year low

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
State Street's global Investor Confidence Index (ICI) has posted its biggest drop in 14 years. Global investor confidence on the index fell from a revised reading in September of 87.3, to 80.6. The plummet in global confidence stemmed from a steep drop ...

Olivia Maragna wins AFA 2012 Adviser of the Year Award

MARK STORY, MARK SMITH, LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) ended this year's conference on a high note, acknowledging the work of leading financial advisers at last night's AFA 2012 Adviser of the Year Award ceremony. This year's award winner is Olivia Maragna, co-founder ...

SMSF members still happiest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
Despite lackluster super fund returns, more fund members are satisfied with their industry fund's performance than are retail fund members but self managed super fund (SMSF) members continue to be the most satisfied. The results are reported in the ...

MLC adds three managers to new strategy

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
MLC has added three managers and introduced a new low-correlation strategy to its Horizon Series of portfolios and Long-Term Absolute Return Portfolio (MLC LTAR.) The strategy is a fund of hedge funds and will be managed by the firm's alternative strategies ...

Govt to pay interest on lost Super funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
The government has taken steps to ease the corrosive impact of fees and inflation on funds left in forgotten super accounts with new measures announced in its mid-year Budget update. The government has raised the threshold below which funds in inactive ...

Searching for conviction: Premium China study tour

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... outlook] but when people have gone home on previous trips they have left with a lot of confidence," said Jonathan Wu, associate director and head of distributions and operations, PCFM. China is experiencing is a rise in internal consumption levels that ...