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Super funds at a 34-month high

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... fund returns over the past year are now so strong that they are three times what consumers would earn from cash term deposits after tax, noted Rainmaker, the researcher behind SelectingSuper. Explaining why rolling 12 month returns are so high, the ASX ...

Flight to SMSFs reshape super mindset

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... property or collectibles," he said. "We will deal with 60% of investments that SMSFs do today: Australian shares, term deposits, fixed interest and cash." Hostplus sees this as a retention strategy and so does AustralianSuper, which will be launching ...

Funds delivering 12.5% for past 12 months

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... Information, shows super fund returns over the past year are now three times what consumers would earn from cash term deposits after tax. "The dramatic recovery in fund returns on the back of the share market rally shows how quickly returns can recover," ...

Game changer in six months: AMP SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... such as planners and advisers. It is also looking to make the most of its existing product capabilities such as term deposits, wrap platforms, risk insurance offers and investment funds. Correction: This article incorrectly stated that AMP Group administers ...

Retail investors need new defensive investments

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... Jeff Brunton. A global low interest rate environment will eventually force Australian banks to pay out less from term deposits, and managed funds could be good be a good replacement, he said. Overseas competitors need to spend less to fund their loans ...

UBS and ME Bank launch high interest cash account

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... Financial Standard. The high interest account allows superannuation members to remain in the fund while investing in term deposits and trading equities directly. "It works like a Self Managed Super Fund in the terms that it is self directed, but investors ...

SMSF trustees confident backing their limited advice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... the two most advised areas by financial planners working with the SMSF sector in 2012, the report said. Cash and term deposits made up 33.9% of SMSF investments in 2012, an increase on 2011 when they only accounted for 25.6%.

Interest rate cuts drive SMSFs to FI, property

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... for the quarter to 11.2% of total SMSF investments - with trustees locking in higher interest rates through longer term deposits," LaGreca added. Investors have also chosen direct property investment, which increased 1.1% for the quarter. The survey ...

$1tr flows into US bond funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... local interest rates. Where this will bite Australian investors is that the wall of money that poured into cash and term deposits since the GFC is now underperforming the Australian equity market by a factor of three to one. According to the Reserve ...

Investor 'fear factor' lowest in 40 months

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... the first time since the inception of this study there are more investors who intend to reduce their exposure to term deposits than increase their exposure," he said. The results are drawn from the Investment Trends April 2012 Planner Technology Report ...