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Energy Super tops extra benefits table

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... expand and improve their services to meet the growing expectations of their members," commented Rainmaker director of research Alex Dunnin. While the primary task of a super fund is to enable members to retire with the maximum income possible, the value ...

Debt ceiling forces US Treasury to suspend TSP contribs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
Members of the US federal government and uniformed employees Thrift Savings Plan have had employer contributions into US government securities suspended as part the US Treasury's plan to avoid breaching the debt ceiling. The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) ...

SMSF popularity belies fickle performance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... against other segments of the superannuation market. However, given that there are so many SMSFs, Rainmaker head of research Alex Dunnin notes that statistically there should be many tens of thousands of SMSFs that underperform and a corresponding amount ...

2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
Economists like predicting the future and so as 2012 draws to a close, what will be the big themes of 2013 for Australian institutional investors? The first one will be that Australia, as a fundamentally nervous nation, will continue to do all it can ...

Select Asset Management acquires Total Fund Services

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... schemes and similar investment vehicles. The business will be integrated into Select Fund Services (Select FS) headed by Alex Wise. The acquisition brings Select FS' funds under administration to over $850 million. "We are pleased to announce the strategic ...

High rates saving Australia's economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
Near zero US interest rates giving US authorities very few macroeconomic tools to stimulate their economy other than quantitative easing illustrates the folly in arguments that the RBA should follow suit and slash rates in Australia. If only the US ...

HOSTPLUS consortium wins Destination Sydney bid

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
The HOSTPLUS industry superannuation fund has won the bid to deliver Sydney's new convention, exhibition and entertainment precinct (SICEEP). The project includes the design and construction of the expanded and enhanced international convention centre ...

Australian pay rate growth underperforms Asia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
Wage growth rates in Australia are significantly lagging Asia, but rather than showing Australia to be under-performing they reflect inflation and productivity growth differentials. A survey just released by the global management consultancy, Hay Group ...

China's coming soft landing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
Australia might be worried about a hard landing for China's economy, but not many other nations seems to be. But it also raises the question about what is a hard landing in China? Even during the depths of the GFC, their (China's) economic growth dipped ...

Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Global economic eyes were on US jobs figures late last week but the real indicator concentrating the minds of investment strategist continues to be US housing prices. The good news is that a range of economic figures over the past few months have reinforced ...