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Retail Super Funds tank in satisfaction-stakes

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012
Satisfaction with the financial performance of Retail Super Funds in November 2012 was 41.6%, the lowest level since July 2004, well behind Industry Funds (49.0%) and Self Managed Super Funds (69.1%), a new report reveals. Based on over 30,000 interviews ...

MLC removes managers

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... for a variety of different market conditions, Sumner said. While the decision to off-load the four managers was not performance based, all Investment Mangers should take steps to make sure that their business model works well with a variety of market ...

Pension funds reckless on climate risk: Hewson

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... The $6.5 billion Local Government Super fund topped the list and scored a triple-A rating in the AODP index for its performance on five measures of managing climate risk, including transparency to members, low-carbon investments and taking a proactive ...

Five Aus equities managers share $1bn in new mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... Sustainability Fund for its Australian equities investments and the decision to fund the new ones through a drawdown was not performance based, Oscar Fabian, VicSuper chief investment officer told Financial Standard. "These new mandates had to be funded ...

Advice tech more than back office tool: JP Morgan

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... Cameron O'Sullivan, a director of scaled advice specialist Provisio Technologies said that focusing on backward-looking performance figures had failed to engage members and advisers would be wise to use planning software to present them with projected ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... goods and services data for October. The Australian Industry Group and the Housing Industry Association release their performance of construction index (PCI) for November. In company news, Myer and Washington H Soul Pattinson hold annual general meetings. ...

La Trobe mortgage fund scoops industry award

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... increase the number of investments and decrease the average size of investment, which produces markedly smoothed asset performance for investors and an exceptionally stable absolute return profile," he continued. "We have always insisted that the PMO ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... Network Ten said it would cut a further $35 million and tap shareholders for $230 million in response to its recent poor performance. Global minter BHP Billiton was up 41 cents to $34.70 and Rio Tinto gained 77 cents to $60.12. National turnover was ...

New support tools bridge adviser gap

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
Securitor has launched two market-leading services tools designed to help advisers track key performance indicators, measure success and provide business insights. The first tool helps advice businesses budget the results they want to achieve and monitor ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... departures statistics for October. The Australian Industry Group and Commonwealth Bank release their joint Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) for November, while Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deputy governor Philip Lowe will speak at the ...