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Super fund return expectations unrealistic

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... connotations for the superannuation industry. With the average balanced fund allocating around 60% of funds to equity markets, equities will need to contribute around 10% per annually to performance to keep up with expectations, McDonald explained. Record ...

UBS and ME Bank launch high interest cash account

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... 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 can also stay in the ...

SMSF trustees confident backing their limited advice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... super trustees are confident in their own abilities, he said many are not straying far from the mainstays of Australian equities and cash. It was revealed yesterday that 58.8% of those surveyed - which includes SMSF trustees, high-net-worth individuals ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... finance data for December and the Westpac/Melbourne Institute's survey of consumer sentiment are due to be relesaed. In equities news, Commonwealth Bank, CSL, Boral, Stockland, Noni B, Ansell, Goodman Fielder, WorleyParsons, OZ Minerals, Computershare ...

Interest rate cuts drive SMSFs to FI, property

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... borrowing arrangements, up 5% on the last quarter to 29% of SMSF direct properties. However, asset allocation to Australian equities increased just 1% last quarter. LaGreca explained that growth during the December quarter was higher than expected for ...

Global listed property outperforms global equities by 8.6%

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... performance as somewhat disappointing. The Lonsec report reveals that global property securities outperformed global equities by 8.6% over the year to November 2012, and by 8.7% annually over a three-year period. While both major property securities ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... economic news on Tuesday, the National Australia Bank is expected to release its monthly business survey for January. In equities news, Bradken and Amcom are expected to post first half results. In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower, as falls ...

Small shareholders eclipsed by instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... have caused a decline in retail investment. There are clearly other factors driving the level of retail investment in equities." AIRA chief executive Ian Matheson said he hopes that this analysis will inform the current debate about annual general meetings ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... from more traditional fixed interest investments, so it is not surprising that retail investors are now moving back to equities as way to improve returns," said Selvarajah. Selvarajah has also highlighted the growing importance of social media as an ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... on 1,509.39. While disappointing December quarter US productivity data weighed down the US market, RBS Morgans senior equities adviser Tony Russell said Australian investors were sitting on the sidelines in anticipation of next week's first half results ...