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Equip to manage AustSuper's defined benefit schemes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... alliance is an exciting opportunity for both funds to pursue new business from corporate funds that retain cohorts of accumulation and defined benefit members. "AustralianSuper gains the benefit of proven and cost-efficient defined benefit investment ...

Super returns dip to 9.0 pct

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... 11.5% and both Statewide and UniSuper with 11.2%. Underpinning the super fund performance fall is that the S&P ASX300 accumulation index performance over the rolling 12 months contracted further from 14% at end August to 6% at end September although ...

Dundas awarded $250m industry super fund mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... Apostle. "Dundas is an attractive option for investors looking for a high quality global equities offering in either the accumulation or retirement sectors. It offers lower volatility, a dual focus on capital and income growth and is a cost-effective ...

RI Advice launches cashflow management tool

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... advisers can help clients to understand their spending patterns and achieve a balance between debt management and wealth accumulation," Whereat added. The program is being rolled to the national RI Advice Group network of more than 170 advisers, as part ...

Active fund failure shown in new data

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... year. Australian equities didn't fare much better. Three-quarters of active funds underperformed the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index over five years, while two-thirds fell short over the benchmark over one and three-year periods. A-REITS performed just ...

Extend MySuper to retirement: ASFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
Regulation of superannuation should be designed for the whole of life, incorporating accumulation and retirement, if there is to be stability and product innovation, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). In its submission ...

UBS launches microcap fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... managed by the UBS small cap team has delivered an annualized return of 26.97% versus the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index 4.93% since its inception 18 months ago. The performance was mainly driven by stocks that were trading at substantially ...

Challenger supports default 'MyPension' product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
... compulsory annuitisation. Challenger argued that compulsory annuitisation could be "almost fully effective as it is in accumulation in Australia and made much more acceptable by being accompanied by incentives. Compulsion could also be used by itself ...

Super returns dip but still strong

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... is 1.6 percentage points. Underpinning the super fund performance result is that the rolling 12 month S&P ASX300 accumulation index at end July delivered 16% down slightly from 17% at end June. Reinforcing this, rolling 12 month returns from international ...

QSuper adds SMSF-style direct investment option

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... payments by using the option. QSuper Self Invest also offers the ability to transfer the underlying assets from an accumulation account to an income account, without incurring capital gains tax or brokerage fees. "This is an industry-first and could ...