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Super tops $1 trillion as retail keeps winning inflows race

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
Australia's superannuation savings pool has climbed to $1 trillion at December 2006 after jumping 19 per cent during the year, said the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Despite the continuing media campaigns promoting the fee and performance ...

Members should update binding beneficiaries: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
Confirming the importance of insurance for super funds and also the prime weakness of group insurance, the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) is appealing for fund members to nominate binding beneficiaries. In response to rising trustee ...

CBA fin services firing on all cylinders

... beating AMP and Macquarie Bank in second and third place respectively. But with that growth comes the challenge of providing top-performing products and retaining key staff, said CFS GAM chief executive Warwick Negus. "Some products have been around ...

Opportunities in China twice that of India: survey

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2007
... believe the best opportunities are in India. Fourteen per cent believe Japan is the best opportunity, followed by Singapore. The top four countries. On-fifth of managers however believe other countries will take precedence. Driving the opportunities ...

Global indexing hits $6.4 trillion

... into semi-indexed funds or 'enhanced' passive funds. On a sour note, the survey found that from a market adjusted basis, the top five index managers all suffered a decrease in their U.S. institutional tax-exempt assets under indexed management. But one ...

HESTA appoints three intl long-short managers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
... SelectingSuper. The managers have big shoes to fill with HESTA's default investment option achieving five year returns well within the top quintile of all super funds.

Statewide launches target return investment option

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
Top rating public offer super fund Statewide has stepped up its move into long-term strategic investments by launching a target return investment choice. The Statewide Target Return Option invests entirely in infrastructure, property, private equity ...

Going nuts over macadamias

... nut or 'kindal kindal' in aboriginal, macadamia is the only nut native to Australia and is considered one of the country's top exports. Australia is the world's largest producers of macadamias, accounting for 43 per cent of global production last year ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007
... 500 Index dropped 5.33 points to 1,386.95. The Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 6.04 points to 2,372.66. LONDON - Britain's top shares turned in a flat performance after merger and acquisition activity was offset by losses in oil shares and banks. The ...

ALP Govt will boost personal contributions: Swan

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2007
... told an Australian Super Funds Association Sydney (ASFA) luncheon yesterday that the ALP intends to make superannuation a top priority issue, reduce disclosure overload for investors, extend the co-contribution scheme and lift personal contribution levels. ...