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Super fund returns dip back below double-digits

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... noted that the ASX delivered 2.9% during October to achieve 9.9% for the 12 months (to 31 October). Meantime, International shares achieved 12.1%, property 8.4%, fixed interest 10% and cash 4.2%." Three year fund returns are meanwhile 5.3% annually and ...

AustSuper adds hedge IEq option

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
AustralianSuper has added a new investment option, hedged international shares, taking their number of investment choices to 18, including their direct share low-cost platform. The expanded choice menu now offered by AustralianSuper makes their menu ...

Greater uptake in global equities: Zurich

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... comfortable retirement," Noble said. The survey found that 54% of advisers are expecting single digit returns from international shares over the next 12 months, while just 3% believed international shares would deliver negative returns. The figures therefore ...

Cost pressures spark Vanguard fee cuts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... Effective August 1, the fee on the Australian Shares Index Fund will almost halve from 0.34% to 0.18%, the International Shares Index Fund fee (unhedged) will also halve from 0.36% to 0.18%. The new fee for the AUD hedged iteration will be 0.21% and ...

Russell launches mini iQ platform

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... in total. Russell iQ Investments also provides SMSF's online access to less familiar asset classes such as international shares and alternatives for wholesale prices. "Our annual SMSF research, tells us trustees are looking for transparency and control ...

Advisers ready to move clients back to equities

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... to growth assets. Specifically, 40% said they would move to Australian shares, 25% said they would move to international shares, 19% said they would move to direct equities and 10% said they would move to property securities. 32% of advisers surveyed ...

Financial adviser sentenced on fraud charges

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... for Noall & Co. In each instance, the funds were provided to him after the provision of advice to invest in international shares via a product called 'Skandia'. It was alleged that Hobson did not invest these funds on behalf of his clients but instead ...

Australian shares on SMSF's radar

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... turning to Australian shares, with exposure to this asset class increasing." "At the same time, we've seen international shares exposure reduce slightly, indicating that there's still uncertainty in the direction of offshore markets." To get an insight ...

UN Responsible Investment head joins Emerald launch

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... its mainstream counterpart and benchmarks in every category in all time periods across Australian shares, international shares and balanced funds. Justin Medcalf, managing director of the wrap distributor, The Emerald Club, said the changes within the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... mixed, with BHP up 14 cents at $35.44 and Rio Tinto down 28 cents to $67.00. In the retail sector, Billabong International shares rallied around 50 per cent after the company announced a major revamp including job cuts. The company on Friday reported ...