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Magellan boosts performance fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
Magellan Financial Group has seen its performance fees surge in the past six months with a performance fee revenue of $23.1 million in the past six months. The global equity manager was the highest performing stock on the ASX200 index during financial ...

Ironbark acquires Deutsche AM Australia

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
Ironbark Asset Management has acquired Deutsche Asset Management Australia Limited (DAMAL). The acquisition sees Ironbark take on the role as responsible entity for DAMAL's existing funds, while the investment management teams remain the same. Ironbark ...

Super investors scrutinise companies over LDC working conditions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... 'Labour and Human Rights Risks in Supply-Chain Sourcing'. This report coincides with the release of a new joint study by retail fund Australian Ethical and Corporate Analysis, Enhanced Responsibility (CAER), arguing that China already offers many ethically ...

States could learn from Baird's infrastructure model: ISN

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
The New South Wales (NSW) government's innovative infrastructure funding model will be in the interests of industry super funds, according to director of government relations at the Industry Super Network (ISN) Matthew Linden. As more infrastructure ...

Investors move to real assets after GFC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Australian investors are moving away from sovereign debt and showing a preference for infrastructure and direct property, the annual Principal Global Investors (PGI) CREATE Report found. The ageing population and a global move by governments and corporates ...

Austock Life appoints national sales manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
Austock Life has appointed a national sales manager to build a business development team and focus on adviser support. New national sales manager will be Tony Gobbo, a sales and distribution manager with over 25 years of experience in building and managing ...

SBBs to be part of NGS Super's new ethical option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... philanthropic tendencies but also to see a return. Whether they are attractive to retail funds is another question. Retail fund Australian Ethical said they do not currently invest in SBBs, but are interested in doing so in the future. "Currently we ...

Super fund returns recovery rolls on

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
The recovery in super fund returns has continued apace in April 2013 as the SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index climbed again to 12.7%, its second highest level in three years. Explaining why rolling 12 month returns remain ...

Retirement platforms to become the new battleground

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
Retirement is set to become the biggest segment of the platform market, according to Rainmaker's latest set of superannuation funds under management (FUM) projections for 2012 to 2033. The personal platform market is currently the major battleground ...

Industry funds lead super growth in March quarter

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
Industry superannuation funds lead the superannuation industry growth during the March quarter, according to the latest quarterly report by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Over the 12 months to March 31, 2013, total estimated ...