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Countdown to awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
The Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards are just around the corner, an event that showcases the best super funds in the country. This year's awards held at the Westin Hotel, Sydney on 6 November and hosted by sporting television personality Ken Sutcliffe ...

AIST measures investment choice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
An industry association has questioned why super funds provide a range of investments options after a survey found less than 6.5 per cent of members switched funds in the past three years. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) survey ...

Temasek seeks more Asian exposure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
Australian fund managers with a focus on Asia should pay attention to the $160 billion Temasek Holdings, which recently flagged a new charter that would open its mandate book to more Asian and emerging markets fund managers. The Singaporean sovereign ...

Active members can cause asset allocation headache

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
Financial literacy and a push for more Australians to be engaged with superannuation will have a profound effect on super fund asset allocations, said one industry body. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) event, David ...

Retirees want funds that last a lifetime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
Investment products that will be in hot demand in the future, such as lifetime annuities, are in short supply - but not for long. Today the peak body for retirees, National Seniors Australia, welcomed news that the Henry review will look at new income ...

ASFA awards top super funds in comms

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
QSuper, Russell Investments and AUSCOAL Superannuation Fund were among of the top Australian superannuation funds recognised at the ASFA Communications awards held yesterday. All three funds won in the 'Excellence in Member Communication' category this ...

Mercer's self employed advice strategy falls short

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
Mercer Wealth Solutions' strategy to sign self-employed financial planning practices has netted only two practices in a year, well short of the expected 12 practices flagged last year. Mercer Wealth Solutions launched its self-employed financial planning ...

Slippery - watch your step

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
So much money has to go somewhere. With almost all governments and central banks of the world pumping liquidity into the financial system, it comes as no surprise that some have flowed into commodities. Along with the rally in the equity markets, the ...

Russell revamps structure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
Russell Investments has restructured along five global services lines that will work collaboratively with the firm's regional offices to deliver a better service to Australian based clients. The revised structure means Russell Investments will operate ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
A broad-based rally on investor optimism has pushed the Australian share market more than two per cent higher at noon. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 81.7 points, or 2.17 per cent, at 3851.3, while the broader All Ordinaries increased ...