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More funds adopt intra-fund advice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
Super funds are racing to get the government's rubberstamp on intra-fund advice relief - with AvSuper, Plum and HESTA among those that already offer, or about to offer, the expanded advice service to their members. AvSuper received the authorisation ...

Blue chips back in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
Cyclical stocks may be on top of many investors' lists but one fund manager said the time is ripe to get back to blue chips, too. Kate Howitt, portfolio manager with Fidelity's Australianequities team, said 2010 will favour prudent investors as the ...

Instinet close to signing two major transition mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... market in June last year. "We now have offices and traders down here. Our goal by the end of this year is to become one of the top 10 brokers in Australia," he said. "If we were on four or five [transition panels] by the end of the year we would be extremely ...

RBA mixes its game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... with the target over the medium term." I am sure this would be next month. Well, errr...maybe not. The RBA might go for a top spin instead of a volley.

Research finds country bias in pension asset allocation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... low ratios of 6 per cent and 12 per cent respectively. In short, Australia doesn't only have the bragging rights to ranking top 20 in the countries with the most livable cities (Sydney and Melbourne), it is also one of the top 20 cities with the largest ...

Sec lending to split from custody

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
The multi-million dollar securities lending market in Australia could be in for a shakeup as super funds consider separating their custodial services from securities lending and cash collateral management. Giselle Awad, senior vice president business ...

Future Fund slashes cash for alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... allocations have increased from 10.9 per cent to 12.7 per cent by end December, while international equities also experienced top ups - jumping from 22.8 per cent to 27.6 per cent. Overall, the Future Fund's return for the quarter (excluding the Fund's ...

Property funds under green watch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... more than $500 billion in assets are using their investment muscle to force property companies and fund managers to stay on top of their environmental policies, following the release of a new green property benchmark. The Environmental Real Estate Index ...

Bendigo head moves to ME Bank

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... chief executive mid last year, following an announcement in May that the board of Industry Super Holdings was splitting its top job among two CEOs. ME Bank is owned by some 35 industry superannuation funds, which have over 5 million members, including ...

Super worries plague Aussies worst

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... financial decisions, new CoreData figures show. CoreData surveyed 4,000 Australians and found that superannuation was their top financial concern, ahead of tax, paying off loans, share investments and managing investment risk, property investing and ...