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GESB appoints new CEO ahead of reform

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... joining a team of people who have done an amazing job - they've achieved a very high level of service, quality, investment returns and through all the change they're living through, they've maintained their focus on the best interests of members," Rosario ...

Super assets soar with 17% annual growth rate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... highest allocation to equities at 50%," said the report. The report found that in Australia, the impact of poor asset returns and falling bond yields have generally been passed from corporate and government balance sheets to individuals due to the advent ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... Dealers in the resources space would be focusing on the release of China's manufacturing data this week as the country returns to trading after the lunar New Year holiday, said brokers. Gold miners got a boost after a bout of risk aversion offshore on ...

Risk focus needed for sustainable investing: MLC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... yields have declined significantly over the past year - while this has reaped benefits for bond investors to date, future returns will be significantly less," said Karagianis. Instead, MLC has recommended investors begin blending sophisticated investment ...

Macquarie partners with Class Super for SMSF offering

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... administration, SMSF trustees, their advisers and accountants can focus on the strategic activities which ultimately maximise returns," said Peter van der Westhuyzen, head of Macquarie Specialist Investments.

IFM wins UK pension mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012

Fixed Income Investment course launched for planners

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
... that and give financial planners and investors the confidence to start using fixed income securities to improve their returns and reduce their risk." The course costs $295 and planners who complete it are entitled to 5.5 CDP points as members of the ...

Target setting works for super funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... The research paper, Defined Contribution Funds: Target setting can pay off, rated the potential benefits for super fund returns over the long term when using target setting. Based on the performance of not for profit defined benefit (DB) and defined ...

Demand for term deposits on the rise

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
Risk appetites are resulting in increased demand for the stable returns of term deposits within super and pension portfolios, according to MLC. The MLC MasterKey Fundamentals platform has today reported nearly $400 million in funds under administration ...

Fund managers rate Aust equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... counter-balance the portfolio in case the world economy's structural woes deteriorate further. Conlon believes forward-looking returns are going to be far more stock specific than sector specific, with pricing power a key focus as most industries currently ...