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Retail funds want more super access

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... Australia but has been rejected. In March 2010 AMP Life applied to have the AMP Superannuation Saving Trust, the largest retail fund in the market, registered as a default fund in the Professional Employees Award to no avail. An AMP spokesperson said ...

Demand rises for Aussie bonds and cash: AMP

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
The flight to safety has returned with fixed income increasing in popularity and mandates flowing to diversified fixed interest, AMP capital said today. Ben Harrop, AMP Capital's Head of Retail Distribution, leads a team that manages $38 billion in ...

Customers rate SMSFs the best

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... are satisfied with their fund returns, compared to just 52 per cent for industry fund customers and 47 per cent for retail fund customers. Public sector funds however came a close second to SMSFs with a performance satisfaction rating of 68 per cent. ...

PC to review how defaults appointed to Awards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
The Productivity Commission will in 2012 review how default funds are appointed to Industrial Awards, said superannuation minister Bill Shorten, just one day after APRA released figures showing that the retail sector has again under performed the not-for-profit ...

NAB grows FUM despite tough times

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
MLC & NAB Wealth increased their funds under management by 6.8 per cent to $121.9 billion in the year to March and added 241 financial advisers to its ever-growing network, according to half-yearly results released yesterday. The National Australia ...

Super fund returns fall again to 5 per cent

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
Volatility is back in vogue for super fund rolling 12 month returns as they have again fallen back to 5.0 per cent for the 12 months to end March 2011. Three and five year returns are even less impressive at just 1.3 and 2.3 per cent per annum respectively. ...

Super fund returns fall again to 5 per cent

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
Volatility is back in vogue for super fund rolling 12 month returns as they have again fallen back to 5.0 per cent for the 12 months to end March 2011. Three and five year returns are even less impressive at just 1.3 and 2.3 per cent per annum respectively. ...

Super insurance commission ban not what it seems

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... premium buys a member in an average not-for-profit fund up to $250,000 life insurance cover, for a member in an average retail fund it only gets them up to $150,000 cover. Improving the retail super deal 30% would still leave a $55,000 gap in favour ...

Property the key to longevity risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... address longevity risk - leaving direct property investment as a natural portfolio fit. Charter Hall's new Direct Retail Fund, launched in February, has already invested $180 million including the $70 million purchase of a shopping centre in Lake Macquarie ...

Flare up over MoneySmart

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
The MoneySmart website, launched this week, has already sparked up old flames between super funds and advisers when the site recommended consumers choose advisers who work on a fee-for-service basis. "In our opinion, the fee-for-service model is generally ...