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End 'set and forget' strategy: van Eyk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... planners must be more proactive in their portfolio management. "Financial advisers cannot rely on the set and forget model. Active management will be very important, these are very dynamic and uncertain economic circumstances," he said. "Prior to the ...

Insurance still tops: super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... Insurance. The new enhancements include increasing the default Death and TPD Insurance for all new Triple S members and existing active members who have maintained Standard insurance cover; increasing the maximum level of insurance from $1 million to ...

Impax environment trust hits the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... a rapidly developing area of the global economy. "For investors with a medium term perspective, the stocks of companies active in environmental markets currently represent excellent value," he said. Impax Asset Management won an award for "Innovation ...

BGI appoints CIO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... Australian chief executive, Morry Waked, has been promoted to chief investment officer and global head for BGI's global active equity business. Waked has handed over his responsibilities for Australia although he retains his responsibilities for BGI ...

Planners turn to cash and TD funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... George Bank 12-month Term Deposit, UBS Cash Fund and Adelaide Bank 12-month Term Deposit respectively. Ausbil Australian Active Equity Fund, Colonial First State Wholesale Global Res Fund and Fidelity Australian Equities Fund were ranked second, fourth ...

Introducing life cycle insurance: REST

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... approach to its death cover - breaking away from the traditional fixed cost or "$1 a week" insurance model. Almost one million active members of the $13 billion REST Super will be receiving cover designed to suit their needs and commitments at each stage ...

Morgan Stanley launches Aus Eq fund

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has launched a top performing Australian Equity Fund previously available to instos into the retail investor market. The Morgan Stanley Equity Fund is an actively-managed and highly concentrated fund that ...

State Street extends PPF mandate

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... management and reporting relationship three years ago. Separately, State Street Global Advisors has been managing a UK based active equity mandate since 2007.

What a member wants

... a blanket rule on default funds is more along the lines of treating members as trust beneficiaries who are not very pro-active with their fund. The confusion around whether super funds should behave as traditional trusts or whether they should evolve ...

Instreet funds gain second platform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
Instreet's Reliance Commodities and Reliance Global Allocation fund have been added to the BT Wrap platform. Both funds are already available on the Macquarie Wrap platform. The Instreet Reliance Commodities fund received a 'recommended' rating and ...