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Russell urges advisers to keep low value clients

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... "...naturally the focus should turn to the cost of delivery - specifically product fees." Russell said its SuperSolution Master Trust Private Division (Private Division) provides an alternative option with access to Russell's investment advice and administrative ...

Ausbil Dexia assures investors following European bailout

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... Australian equities and emerging leader investment portfolios for major superannuation funds, institutional investors and master trust clients.

Platforms and wraps lead growth in turbulent times

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
Despite a chaotic year of investment flows and a negative June quarter, the total Masterfund market grew by $26.7 billion in the 12 months to June 30, with platforms and wraps the main beneficiaries. According to Plan For Life, the 6.6% gain for the ...

Super returns crash below 5%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
Super fund median default rolling 12 month returns have crashed down from a rolling 12 month median return of 8.7% at end June 2011 to 4.9% at end July, according to the latest SelectingSuper fund performance survey. Despite the volatility, long-term ...

Praemium renews with MSSB

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... modern investment administration and tax management functionality not available from the traditional wrap account and master trust providers," he said. Naoumidis said MSSB executes trades for research that financial advisers can use with their investors. ...

Super funds returns on upwards trend

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Despite the domestic and international investment pressures, super funds are on track to return nearly 8% on average this financial year, according to a recent report. Not-for-profit funds are expected to average around nine per cent and master trusts ...

Super fund leaps into life stage insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
Corporate superannuation fund Aon Master Trust is set to launch a pro-active campaign to ensure its members have appropriate insurance cover for their stage of life. From July 1, members of the $2 billion fund whose life cycle hits a specific trigger ...

Plum lands $300m Lend Lease super mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... Lend Lease Corporation's $300 million superannuation fund, which will move from its own fund management to Plum's master trust. This is the seventh fund to transition across to Plum's services in the past 18 months, bringing a collective $4.4 billion ...

Advisers hampered by conflicted platforms

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... institutional platforms are compromising their first duty to their client, independent advisers have said. Out of 26 leading master trust and wrap platforms studied by research firm Investment Trends for its 2010 Investment Trends Platform Report, only ...

Back office firm eyes super growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... fund clients. SuperBPO provides member administration, unit pricing and accounting to industry, corporate and retail master trust super funds. It has added two new clients since the arrival of chief executive officer Michael Houlihan in July 2010 and ...