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SERF to offer "cash" and "balanced" options

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... Starting 1 January 2009, members of the industry fund will be able to invest in the fund's balanced and cash strategies, on top of the existing growth, capital stable and capital protected options. According to SERF, the balanced option aims to invest ...

Consolidation is not the answer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... their keep," it said. The research also found that a larger-than-average trustee board benefits fund members. For example, the top performing super funds average about nine trustees - almost double the industry average. "If anything, the evidence is ...

2009: The lost year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
Happy new year? Perhaps in 2010. The top central bankers meeting in Basel Switzerland came to the same conclusion yesterday. European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet -- wearing his cap as head of the Bank of International Settlements - declared ...

Trust wins $200m Fin Synergy mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... superannuation funds including Austock Brokers Super, GrowSuper and Super Synergy Fund as part of a new $200 million mandate from Top Quartile Management Limited (TQML), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Financial Synergy. The list of funds to be migrated ...

Planners turn to cash and TD funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
Cash and term deposit funds from St George, UBS and Adelaide Bank led the list of Aviva's top 10 funds for net inflows during 2008 while Platinum International Fund and Perpetual Wholesale Industrial Fund suffered the highest level of redemptions over ...

Enhanced Investment Technologies wins award

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... Rosenberg, Barclays Global Investors, Invesco, Nicholas Applegate Capital Management and State Street Global Advisors for the top prize. The award was introduced in 2007 and recognises asset management firms that offer top levels of service, performance ...

GFC wipes $80b FUM

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... 'meltdown'," said Plan for Life. The best results were recorded by Mercer, AXA Australia, AMP and ING Australia. Mercer grabbed the top performer spot with 5.3 per cent in losses, followed by AXA (10.6 per cent), ING Australia (11.2 per cent) and AMP ...

Morgan Stanley launches Aus Eq fund

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has launched a top performing Australian Equity Fund previously available to instos into the retail investor market. The Morgan Stanley Equity Fund is an actively-managed and highly concentrated fund that ...

Christian Super wins top sustainability gong

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... named this year's Sustainable Super Fund of the Year. The super fund beat two other finalists, VicSuper and Hesta, to receive top scores from the judges across five criteria including engagement, investment initiatives, sustainable mandates and corporate ...

FMs turn to equities in 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... of 2008, according to the latest HSBC survey of global fund managers. The survey indicates that 50 per cent of the world's top 13 managers held an overweight view on equities in the fourth quarter of 2008. This is an increase of 22 per cent in the third ...