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MySuper competition heats up: Rainmaker

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... superannuation funds with attractive offerings competing directly with not-for-profit super funds. Rainmaker's September quarter MySuper report shows MySuper products operated by retail groups like banks, insurance companies and advice groups account ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... weighted average of residential property prices in Australia's eight capital cities increased by 1.5% in the September quarter, slowing from the June quarter's 2.0% advance and less than market expectations for a 2.3% quarterly rise. Residential property ...

Tasplan launches lifecycle default super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... position in the highly competitive superannuation marketplace, especially through lifecycle funds. Rainmaker's September quarter MySuper report, shows assets in MySuper lifecycle funds have grown 18% in the past 12 months, once again outpacing the percentage ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
Australia GDP Economists expected Australia's economic growth to halve to 0.3% in the September quarter from 0.6% in the three-months ended June. That turned out to be highly optimistic. This is because the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) latest ...

Locked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... from the advance estimate of 2.9% and 1.4% in the second quarter. This is the fastest growth rate since the September quarter of 2014. US corporate profits (with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments) surged by 6.6% in the September ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... Statistics' (ABS) report on business investment shows actual private new capital expenditure drop by 4.0% in the September quarter. While worse than market expectations for a 2.5% fall, the third quarter figure represents an improvement from the quarterly ...

MySuper lifecycle funds lead the pack

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... position in the highly competitive superannuation marketplace, especially through lifecycle funds. Rainmaker's September quarter MySuper report, released this week, shows assets in MySuper lifecycle funds have grown 18% in the past 12 months, once again ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... of 3.2% from the advance estimate of 2.9% and 1.4% in the second quarter. The fastest growth rate since the September quarter of 2014 (5.0%) was driven by higher contributions from consumer spending (1.89 percentage points from 1.47) and net exports ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... reports that the managed funds industry saw a 2.2% increase in funds under management to A$2,774.5 billion in the September quarter from A$2,715.5 billion in the June quarter. According to the ABS, "The main valuation effects that occurred during the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the value of total construction work done fell by 4.9% in the September quarter following a 3.1% decline in the previous quarter. This is significantly lower than market expectations for a decrease of ...