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Platforms at 10 year low

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
Nervousness in underlying global investment markets, caused by ongoing European financial crises, plus massive US budget blowouts has contributed to net inflows into the platform market reaching their lowest levels in ten years, a recent report reveals. ...

Super funds out-perform TDs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Super funds delivering 12 month returns of 6.8% are now almost two-thirds higher than their cash term deposit counterparts. SelectingSuper has just reported that the workplace default option index for the 12 months to end August 2012 skyrocketed in ...

Fund returns recover to 3.1%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... OneAnswer with 7.3%, CareSuper with 6.4%, Perpetual with 6.1%, and Equipsuper and Vision both with 5.7%. There is one master trust in the Workplace top 10, four in the Personal top 10 and three in the Retirement top 10. SelectingSuper uses the research ...

Shorten reins in employer involvement in default super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten has been accused of 'gazumping' the Productivity Commission inquiry into default super by moving to head off options that would give employers more choice in fund selection. The Minister yesterday pointed ...

Mercer: Stronger Super adds pressure on funds

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... amount to as much as $25 million over the next five years. However, as a solution to the issue, he said moving to a master trust arrangement could help corporate funds reduce cost and risk while providing access to a wider range of competitive member ...

Super asset changes deliver positive return

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
The SelectingSuper workplace default option index rose slightly during June 2012, tipping super funds into positive territory for 2011-12 with an annual return of +0.5%. While sitting below inflation, the silver lining is in the contrast with the -7% ...

Super fund returns almost flat

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
The SelectingSuper workplace default option index was almost flat during May 2012 posting 12 month returns of -0.4%. This is a considerable fall from April when rolling returns were close to 2%, thanks to a disastrous month on the Australian share market. ...

Cost pressures spark Vanguard fee cuts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... transparency around the FOFA piece is obviously going to put pressure on the planner fees, but also up into the platform, master trust space and of course into asset management," he said when commenting on fee structures and the increasing popularity ...

Super funds continue to recover

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
The SelectingSuper workplace default option index has continued its climb back into positive territory posting a return of 1.90% for the 12 months to end March 2012. This is up slightly from 0.26% at end February, -0.4% at end January and 1.7% at end ...

Platform FUM plummets by $16.5bn

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
Platform funds under management nosedived $16.5bn over the year to December 2011, under pressure from volatile markets. The overall Masterfund market now sits at $411.3bn according to new data from Plan For Life, which was broken down into wraps, platforms ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN
Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA
A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

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Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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