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Rainmaker Information selected by CANSTAR

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
Canstar Research recently appointed Rainmaker Information to provide superannuation data for its super fund comparison and ratings service. Rainmaker Information provides one of the largest data feeds on Australia's superannuation industry and has collected ...

Morningstar multi-asset funds recommended

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... Asia-Pacific, Andrew Lill said. "We remain focused on building world-class investment strategies that leverage our proprietary research to deliver great outcomes for Australian investors. We're also committed to operating in accordance with our principles ...

Milliman and Frontier explore new retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
Superannuation industry consultants Milliman and Frontier Advisors have considered an alternative to a deferred lifetime annuity that trades off risk management for more flexibility. The "rainy day fund" would set aside funds that are not drawn upon ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
Australia private sector credit Total private sector credit increased by 0.4% in September - in line with market expectations - following similar gains in the previous two months. Credit to housing and to business went up by 0.5% (from up 0.5% in August) ...

The changing role of ETF model portfolios

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... at a global business and at asset allocation as a strategy," Parkin said. "What they're looking for is to get a very research driven, robust, process around diversification and using ETFs. "As goals-based planning has increased, knowing what the end ...

Court blocks IOOF class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... following media speculation that IOOF had inappropriately handled allegations of corporate misconduct within the firm's research division, including claims of insider trading and misrepresentation of performance - information obtained via a whistle-blower. ...

Infrastructure critical for super returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... create infrastructure investment pipelines that will in turn boost economic growth and diversify member investments. New research from Industry Super Australia (ISA) found that Australia's not for profit industry super funds are leveraging the scale ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
Australia export and import prices When the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the June quarter National Accounts last September, one notable piece of information was the bureau's mention that "The Terms of trade increased by 2.3% in seasonally ...

Advisers optimistic amid challenges

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... had a negative influence on their business. Vanguard Australia national sales manager - adviser, Matt Willis, said the research not only reflected conversations with advisers about challenges their business face, it also highlighted emerging opportunities ...

The infrastructure benchmark challenge

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... makes it difficult for investors to analyse the asset class, according to executive director, head of infrastructure research at J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Infrastructure Investments Group, Serkan Bahceci. Bahceci, who will be presenting at the upcoming ...