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Super fund inflows reach record highs

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
... Life showed while Australian Wealth Management, AXA, Aviva, St. George and Colonial received the largest contributions, the top 10 fund's market share had not changed. Additional contributions also rose, beating ASFA's initial $10 billion prediction ...

Harvard Endowment Fund chief quits

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007
... executive and co-chief investment officer. PIMCO founder Bill Gross said "I am ecstatic to have him join Bill Thompson and me in a top leadership role and help shape our vision for PIMCO's direction in the coming years." El-Erian worked for seven years ...

Aussie super funds leap into top 300

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... billion, representing 9.0 per cent of total assets under management of the world's largest 300 pension funds. The US held its top spot in market share of pension funds assets, though, accounting for 43 per cent, but its share has been eroded (53 per ...

The real choice battlefront: direct versus intermediated

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... clearing services information hubs into 1.3 million active superannuation accounts by 40,000 employers. It shows that while the top 40 super funds by member market share held 88 per cent of the market, 25 of these were industry funds with 49 per cent ...

The great Australian FM shuffle

... performance as a benchmark for return becomes irrelevant. But Mark Delaney, chief investment officer at AustralianSuper, one of the top three super funds invested in Australian shares with more than $10 billion in local equities, said they won't be altering ...

Water off a Peking duck's back

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... 500 per cent since July 2005. As share values have been soaring, so have Chinese companies' rankings. Three of the world's top six companies are Chinese, where a few years ago there were no Chinese companies ranked in the top 25. Even more impressive ...

Compare the pair campaign is back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... to members," said David Whiteley, executive manager of the Industry Super Network. Industry funds continue to dominate the top 10 fund performance ratings for a balanced investment option, he said. Whiteley said the 'Compare the pair' advertisements ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
... per cent, at 1,472.29. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 24.29 points, or 0.92 per cent, at 2,605.95. LONDON - Britain's top share index fell 1.66 per cent and broke a five-day winning streak as tightness in money markets underlined fears of a worsening ...

Rough ride may be over

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
... equating to a near full recovery from the sub-prime credit crunch. Reporting season showed growth across the board of the top 200 stocks at around 18 to 19 percent exceeding the market expectation of 13 to14 per cent. Economic growth also exceeded expectations ...

AMP SignatureSuper gets personal

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
AMP Corporate Superannuation, riding on the success of its top-rated SignatureSuper corporate platform, is launching a Personal Allocated Pension for customers who want a sharper deal on fees and forego the "advice option". Greg Healy, AMP Financial ...