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Instos should challenge commodity exposure: FQ

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... changes in any given commodity. With the exception of a small amount of precious metal moves, commodity exposures in the returns of the ASX are virtually non-existent, the research found. "What you do find is a great deal of AUD/USD exposure, or Aussie ...

Private debt market imbalance to last years

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... associated with inflationary pressures, pension fund managers looking for a safe haven for their clients' capital will find the returns offered by senior secured debt - typically at Euribor/Libor + 4.5-6.0% in Europe and at Libor + 5.0-6.5% in the US ...

In it to win it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... eventually force these non-believers to re-assess their positions for fear of missing out and/or tiring of the zero to very low returns on cash and bonds. They'll realise that they have to be in it to win it.

Default super in modern awards justified: Cbus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... Cbus argued that to qualify as default fund in an award, a fund should additionally have a strong record of investment returns in the default product.

ACT super account takes $450m GFC hit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
Poor returns due to the GFC has resulted in the ACT government's superannuation provision fund suffering a $450 million investment income shortfall over the past five years. The fund, now estimated to hold $2.2 billion in FUM, was established in 1997 ...

YBR launches savings fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... transaction fees, although it does have an investment cost. "Experts recognise that Australian savings have earned sub-par returns, and have been overexposed to the vagaries of the share market. It is beyond time that Australian families were given the ...

Bring it on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... were spectacular in themselves but they were still outclassed by many other bourses that clocked in high double-digit returns over the period. And now, now, you're telling me that the world has turned upside down? It has because of one month's disappointing ...

Member interests and employer choice paramount

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... criteria to include four new requirements. They include details of the fund's past performance based on ten year rolling net returns (APRA data), assessed against each fund's investment objectives and target returns, cost effective insurance and suitable ...

Report questions infra investment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... electricity generators...That said, there could be more - there's plenty of super money chasing good long-term, stable returns."

Small-caps beat index but approach with caution

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... consistently beat the index where quality active management has been applied to the smaller companies segment, offering better returns than the passive approach. That being said, the report also recognised that while volatility has lowered, the small-cap ...