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UBS and ME Bank launch high interest cash account

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... in the superannuation fund," Dunbar said. Dunbar acknowledged the current trend away from cash holdings and into fixed interest and property, but said that the account should be attractive due to its added convenience. "There is still need for this kind ...

Interest rate cuts drive SMSFs to FI, property

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
Interest rate cuts in December 2012 drove Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) trustees from cash holdings to fixed interest and direct property investments, Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey found. Cash holdings fell 1.9% to 24.5% in the December ...

$1tr flows into US bond funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... Five year figures are even more astounding with US$533 billion withdrawn from equity funds, while inflows into fixed interest funds topped US$1 trillion. But with US bond yields now below 2%, concerns are growing that when yields eventually rise in the ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... 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 equities as way to improve returns," ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... 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 as way to improve returns." The ...

CBA to snare DIY investors with MyWealth platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... platform which attempts to attract the three million Australian do-it-yourself investors to trade shares, ETFs and fixed interest investments online. Described by the bank as a first for the Australian market, MyWealth lets CBA customers link their investment ...

Super funds post stellar returns - AREITs on top

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... rose 3.3% in December to finish the year up 19.7%. International shares meanwhile achieved 14.4%, international fixed interest 11.2%, direct property 8.6%, domestic fixed interest 7.7% and cash 4.0%. AREITs posted the best performance, achieving 33%. ...

NSW State Super appoints investment head

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... Capital Investors. His responsibilities included coverage of diversified funds, Australian and New Zealand equities, fixed interest, investment strategy and economics and private equity. "We are delighted that Mark has joined the State Super team," commented ...

Tyndall to sell Aussie bank loans into Japan

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
... morning that the company would sell the Australian bank loans into Japan to meet a growing demand for Australian fixed interest products that exists there. It is not known how the deal will be structured, or how many loans will be sourced from the bank. ...

VicSuper adopts fresh approach to sovereign exposure

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
Victorian superannuation fund, VicSuper recently made significant changes to its core international fixed interest portfolio to better manage what it regards as heightened global sovereign risk. Working with investment adviser Towers Watson, fund manager ...