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CFS fund celebrates 5-year anniversary with aplomb

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... managers, Rudi Minbatiwala and Jason Moodie, the fund seeks to provide a balance between income, volatility and total returns. Senior portfolio manager, Rudi Minbatiwala said since inception the fund has provided investors with a good level of income ...

Zenith reaffirms RFM livestock fund recommendation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... review. StockBank uses assets unit holders' investments to purchase livestock to fully stock empty land on Australian farms. Returns are driven by the subsequent sale of livestock calculated as a fixed return on capital, and providing investors with ...

Zurich appoints chief underwriting officer

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... Philip Anderson, currently Zurich's head of protection business development for Asia Pacific and the Middle East (APME), returns to Australia to take on the new role. Prior to relocating to HK in 2004, Anderson also worked as a chief underwriting officer ...

Canadian pension funds flock to Aussie infra

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... sale processes. "These funds are looking for stable, cash flow generating assets that can be held for the long term, with returns that are not highly correlated to share markets," he said. "The rising trend of privatising quality public assets in Australia ...

Superannuation reforms will affect few: ASFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... arisen due to the fact that many superannuation funds, including Self Managed Super Funds (SMSFs), may have double digit returns this year, largely driven by increases in share prices in Australia and overseas. "Fund members should not confuse the amount ...

Gearing strategies not just for retirees

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... to, McKay said. While investing through super has tax advantages, in some circumstances, borrowing to invest can produce returns that supersede tax discounts with the added benefit access to the money, McKay said. However, she warned that if markets ...

Over regulation delays global recovery

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... market liquidity. "The downside for long-term investors, such as pension funds, is that regulation could dampen the future returns from their holdings. Banks continue to be significant parts of indices across Europe. New legislation, such as liquidity ...

CSC launches retirement income pension

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... environment. The CSCri offers features such as tax free income payments and withdrawals from the age of 60, tax free investment returns, investment choice and reversionary, binding and non-binding beneficiary options. Members opting for the transition ...

Most equity investors upping overseas exposure: survey

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... the best growth opportunities over the next 12 months, compared to just 9% who thought the ASX would offer the highest returns. Two thirds - or 68.1% - believe the US market will offer the best international opportunity. The results may come as a surprise ...

Super funds at a 34-month high

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
The recovery in super fund returns is continuing with the SelectingSuper Workplace default option index climbing again to a 34-month high of 12.6% by end February 2013. Super fund returns over the past year are now so strong that they are three times ...