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New after-tax system for Qantas Super

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... corporate superannuation funds, developed the new program with Parametric, which specialises in after-tax investing, benchmarking and reporting capabilities. Portfolio structure, including active/passive and asset class strategy decisions, can be altered ...

Financial advisers raise bar in quest to succeed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... methodology and processes have become tougher and more stringent each year. "We've seen the introduction of greater benchmarking and client surveying and the involvement of the Beddoes Institute has been a great addition to that process."

Medcraft calls for international super benchmarking

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Super funds should give members detailed information on where funds are being invested, and benchmark allocations against an international standard, ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft has said. Medcraft has previously argued in favour of detailed asset allocation ...

GBST Quant and Russell alliance to foster tax-aware investing

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... Technology solutions provider GBST announced today that its GBST Quant capabilities will provide customised after-tax benchmarking for the new Russell After-Tax Survey, due to launch late August. Russell Investments has designed the After-Tax Survey ...

Benchmarks stop us thinking: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... AXA Investment Managers. A major aspect of this re-evaluation is acceptance that they are relying too heavily on benchmarking and that need to rethink their investment strategies, they said. These approaches include assembling sources of beta and then ...

Mercer expands local Sentinel team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... transfers to the Asia-Pacific Sentinel team to take a role in transactional services, including foreign-exchange benchmarking and fee reviews. "We are now running the business along four areas of specialisation: transition management, operational risk ...

Russell launches after-tax survey

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
Russell Investments has launched an Australian equities after-tax benchmarking survey designed to help superannuation funds measure and rank after-tax returns. The survey aims to provide an independent benchmark to measure and compare investment outcomes ...

Advisers expect up to 30pc profit growth

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... challenges, according to Macquarie Practice Consulting. The Macquarie Practice Consulting's 2012 Financial Planning Benchmarking Survey of 304 advisers across Australia, found that 71 % of those surveyed expect profits up to 30% higher over the next ...

Private markets providing solid returns

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... fees/carry by establishing a framework for identifying true 'net alpha' and then applying an appropriate benchmark. "Benchmarking the performance of private markets investments is a notoriously challenging process, but is extremely important given it ...

XPLAN remains first choice

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... Software Report examined the eight most popular fully featured planning applications based on adviser usage based on a benchmarking methodology created in consultation with developers. The report found XPLAN achieved an overall score of 89%, ahead of ...