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VicSuper and Aust Ethical adopt after-tax benchmark

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... Index Series. Both funds will be using the franking credit tranches of the FTSE ASFA Australia Index Series as the performance benchmarks for their Australian equity portfolios. This includes the effects of franking credits and off-market buy-backs to ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... Pesticide company Nufarm said hot and dry conditions in eastern Australia had hit its earnings but a better than expected performance from its operations in South America and Europe would offset the weaker Australian business. Its shares had fallen 50 ...

New Zealand Super on track after strong 2012

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... launch in September 2003 it has returned 7.92%, exceeding the 90-day Treasury Bill rate by 2.84%. The Fund's long-term performance target is to beat the Treasury Bill rate by at least 2.5%. The New Zealand Superannuation fund returned 19.17% for the ...

MetLife launches retirement product

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... Australia said the product will pay a guaranteed income from age 60, allow members to lock-in positive investment performance, has no exit or withdrawal fees and no commission. MTAA Super has only soft-launched its version of the MetLife product, with ...

Super funds shouldn't abandon small-cap active managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... the 6.6% achieved by the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index. While impressive, this result was indicative performance across the small-cap sector last year. Virtually all small-cap funds have beaten the benchmark in the last 12 months, and Frost ...

AIST argues for fee-cap in MySuper submission

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... arrangements are fair. AIST's suggested changes to the product dashboard, which is a simple way for members to check fund performance online, are "about providing members with a true picture of their fund's performance that is easily comparable with ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong performances on Wall Street and European markets overnight following positive US economic data. At 0624 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 39 points at ...

ASX rally won't last: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... the fiscal cliff, the ASX 200 has rallied 9.2% in the last two months. However, Heap believes that the recent strong performance cannot be sustained. "As a natural optimist I'm gutted to have to say that I'm relatively pessimistic in my outlook for 2013. ...

Hyperion AM most-improved for 2012: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... were favored, Brisbane-based Hyperion rose from 115 to finish out 2012 at number 7 on the table, which clocked the performance of 138 Australian equities managers. Key to Hyperion's success was sticking with the companies in the portfolio that have predictable ...

SMSF popularity belies fickle performance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... come out on top in satisfaction surveys, there is no evidence to show SMSFs outperform their regular fund peers. SMSF performance analysis shows the segment to perform competitively against other segments of the superannuation market. However, given ...