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Smarter lifecycle approach to staunch SMSF flow

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... SMSFs make sense for some people, a higher number are making the switch out of regulated funds due to recent negative returns and "jumping at the wrong time," according to Simone Bouch, investment director and head of business, Australasia at Standard ...

Politicking befogs equities: AMP Capital

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... asset allocation at AMP Capital. "The widespread risk aversion, however, can have very different implications for future returns to what is broadly believed." Worse than the fact that destabilisation stems from global political uncertainty is the reality ...

Shorten reins in employer involvement in default super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... default fund arrangements, the safety net and the Fair Work Act framework." In a release issued yesterday Shorten used returns as a basis for the argument, saying that default contributions should be put into the "most secure and high performing funds ...

No change - no mas, no less

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... 18.1%. Shoulda? Woulda? Coulda? Those that want to be sure their capital's returned have to console themselves with paltry returns. Government bonds - as measured by the Citigroup world government bond index - gained 1.4% between end-May and end-July. ...

ACT prohibits guns & smokes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... to exclude tobacco from its $2.3 billion super fund shows socially responsible policies can balance the need for proper returns with good governance. "It acknowledges that while tobacco is a legal product, it's uniquely lethal and addictive." The Greens ...

Market shocks likely: Advance Asset Management

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... zero," he said. "By alternatives, we don't mean traditional alternatives such as commodities. We're talking more absolute returns; we're talking long-short, arbitrage, more hedge funds." This strategy can protect returns from a downturn and the resulting ...

Lonsec urges advisers to revisit EMs

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... the past 12 months, with "true believers in the merits of an expending emerging market allocation" disappointed by their returns across the BRIC exchanges, said Lonsec. "Deteriorating investment returns have prompted a stint of head scratching for many ...

RBC appoints director of client operations

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... clients with customised and multi-jurisdictional service solutions that can help them minimise operating costs and maximise returns," said Travers. "With his extensive career history, Kevin brings a wealth of knowledge to our team, particularly in the ...

New property securities head for CFSGAM

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... each region - is the most effective way to manage global property securities portfolios and deliver superior investment returns for our investors," said Dixon. This change in leadership is a result of the resignation of Andrew Nicholas who left CFSGAM ...

Shareholders force RE change

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... Entity of 360 Capital Industrial Fund. Denison would "dispose of non-core or underperforming assets to strengthen portfolio returns," said Burrows. Liquidity would be sought through a strategic review, rather than an ASX listing, he said. "This will ...