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Rethinking the value of asset consultants

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... of 14.5% in the year to end December 2012, about one percentage point ahead of the SelectingSuper workplace super fund returns index for the same period.

Van Eyk warns against New Year financial predictions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... use predictions properly. Ramsay asked analysts not to overemphasise the link between investment themes and asset class returns as big and tangible market themes not necessarily translate into market performance. The researcher also said that themes ...

New centre to lead advocacy for super fund members

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... sources, if the centre could help educate super fund members about lost super, super consolidation and their investment returns, the aggregate savings could be as high as $3.8 billion. In addition, if 2% more working Australians make a $5,000 voluntary ...

All Ords at 5000 overvalued but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... pick-up in dwelling construction; and savers are starting to shift portfolios towards assets offering higher expected returns." They sure have Mr. Stevens and the stock market is just front running the positive lagged effects of this easy monetary policy... ...

Super fund return expectations unrealistic

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... that new research from academics at the London Business School has added to fears that wealth managers must expect lower returns than has previously been predicted. "The new study shows that equity risk premiums are going to be around 3.5-4.5% rather ...

$1tr flows into US bond funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... concerns are growing that when yields eventually rise in the US, it will have a significant negative effect on bond fund returns. "It's not just a matter of bonds being overvalued, but that these yields will not get you through retirement," Jeremy Kisner ...

Global listed property outperforms global equities by 8.6%

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... to November 2012, and by 8.7% annually over a three-year period. While both major property securities indices delivered returns in excess of 25% over the year - having rebounded from the lows experienced during the global financial crisis - most managers ...

Investor 'fear factor' lowest in 40 months

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... up from 5% in December. This corresponds to a rapid improvement in the stock market. "Return expectations don't predict returns, but they do predict investment activity, therefore this is a huge development," said Peker. "January is the most positive ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... trading volumes as retail investors re-engage with the market. "Interest rate cuts over the past year have resulted in lower returns from more traditional fixed interest investments, so it is not surprising that retail investors are now moving back to ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... as retail investors re-engage with the market," he said. "Interest rate cuts over the past year have resulted in lower returns from more traditional fixed interest investments, so it is not surprising that retail investors are now moving back to equities ...