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ASFA launches three-part super plan

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
... middle-income earners. Vamos also said super funds needed to increase their electronic transactions. "There are over 12 million active superannuation accounts for employees currently in Australia. Ninety per cent of transactions that occur on those involve ...

Fund managers must raise benchmarks

The role of the active manager is not just to provide investors with above-benchmark returns but to keep raising those benchmarks, said Paul Fiani, head of Australian equities boutique fund Integrity. Passive managers have grown in popularity as one ...

Macq heads deeper into Asia

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
Macquarie intends to expand further into Asia and Europe with its latest division, Macquarie Global Investments (MGI), according to division head Matthew Rady. The section will consist of the current Macquarie Private Portfolio Management (MPPM) and ...

Brakes on reverse mortgages

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... insufficient retirement funds, rising property values and an aging population with encouraging health allowing them to be more active in their retirement would provide growth opportunities in the future. The report found Australia has 26 lenders compared ...

Fixed interest still tops cash: Zenith

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
Despite high interest rates and corresponding poor bond yields, fixed interest funds are still a better option than cash, according to a new Zenith report. The 2007 Fixed Interest Sector Review found while investors had become increasingly concerned ...

BankWest branches into super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
BankWest has propelled itself onto the superannuation market with Lite Super, a low cost, indexed based super fund accessible online. Lite Super provides no entry or exit fees, a 1.25 per cent ongoing fee, four diversified indexed investment choices ...

Responsible investing gains momentum

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
Proof that responsible investing (RI) is fast becoming mainstream, the latest data from AXA Investment Managers has shown that funds flow into responsible investing (RI) has outpaced funds flow into non-RI funds in Europe. "Net new money into European ...

Asian property under the microscope: AEW

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
... to running a global property portfolio than just buying REIT shares as you have to be involved on the ground and be an active player to identify the right deals inside nuance-filled regional markets, according to a Singapore property expert. "It's not ...

Global competition drives local investor services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... Braga, JPM WSS vice president, said examples of these more complex services are the move to after-tax performance reporting, active extension investing, alpha and beta separation, managing the high number of boutiques now popular with super funds, monitoring ...

BT Financial and Westpac launch all-in-one super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
... choose from two investment options where the fund automatically updates with the age of the client or they can take an active role by choosing from four different investment types. And tapping into growing demand for Sustainable and Responsible Investing ...