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Surging group premiums push insurer inflows up 12.9 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
Life insurance premiums jumped 12.9% during 2014 driven by group business, which has surged by 24%. The figures are contained in the latest analysis by insurance industry researcher Plan For Life for the 12 months to September 2014. According to the ...

ETFs jump 44 pct to $13.6bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) climbed 44% in the year end October 2014 to reach $13.6 billion, reports figures just released by the ASX. But while the money managed in ETFs is surging the number of ETF products is relatively stable with just an extra ...

Super returns dip to 9.0 pct

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
The SelectingSuper MySuper (ie Workplace) rolling 12 month performance index fell sharply during September to return 9.0% compared to 11.1% at end July and 10.6% at end June. Three year super fund average annual returns are, however, higher at 11.7% ...

Infra posts 18 pct returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
Unlisted infrastructure returned 18% post fees in the 12 months to end September, outperforming all other asset classes except for global equities and so demonstrated its countercyclical credentials. The results are contained in a new index released ...

ASX IT upgrade to boost productivity 80pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
The ASX has completed a major back office IT upgrade that it expects will boost systems productivity by up to 80%. The upgrade involved redesigning its systems architecture for corporate actions management, improving Straight Through Processing (STP) ...

Future Fund reaches $104bn, earns 14pct

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
The Future Fund has reported its 2013-14 results and confirmed that its assets pool has climbed to $104 billion and achieved earnings slightly ahead of the SelectingSuper performance index. Its funds under management (FUM) make it, in effect, Australia's ...

US private sector super coverage just 50pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
Retirement savings plan coverage for US private sector workers is still stuck on about 50%, reveals updated analysis from the Investment Company Institute (ICI). In the study 'Who Gets Retirement Plans and Why, 2013' the ICI found that most workers ...

Low cost retail jumps 82pct

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
While Rainmaker estimates the low cost retail segment to amount to less than $10 billion, the segment is inline for rapid growth underpinned by the MySuper transition and impact of FOFA. Rainmaker has just released its June 2014 Advantage report containing ...

Future Fund posts 13.9 pct return

STAFF WRITER WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Future Fund, the sovereign fund set up to pay future commonwealth public servant superannuation liabilities has topped $100 billion and declared its long term investment returns. The Future Fund's provisional results for the 2013-14 financial year ...

Super posts 12.7 pct for FY2014

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
SelectingSuper has just released its 2013-14 super fund performance tables revealing that funds have had another strong year delivering an average 12.7% while CFS FirstChoice was the top performing Workplace fund. Reinforcing the strong performance ...