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MySuper to commoditise super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... commissioned by the Financial Services Council. "The initial emphasis of MySuper will be on costs rather than investment performance. MySuper will be very similar to the default structure of an industry fund today - but without access to a range of investment ...

Wins and losses in PC default super report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... metrics. As a result, funds regardless of their sector or distributional power, that do not have a compelling investment performance track record have consequently been dealt a savage blow by the PC. But the harder issue to resolve is how any choice ...

Research: Australian private banks fall behind

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... the most common reason, followed by dissatisfaction with the services provided (33.9%) followed by poor investment performance (23.2%) and lack of trust of the private banker (16.1%). Despite 66% of those who would consider using a private bank naming ...

BTIM results impacted by acquisition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... hasn't yet been funded," said Gonzales The business remains positive on outlook for growth, maintaining investment performance is key to capturing flows with a continued focus on streamlining costs. A significant increase in management fee margin, up ...

Research warns super funds on reporting

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... Institute. The analysis also warns against funds deducting off non-investment fees when comparing fund investment performance. "We want to make sure fees and costs are calculated fairly. Our preference is that only investment fees and costs are deducted ...

CFSGAM tops global UNPRI rankings

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... investment decision in addition to encouraging better company disclosure and reporting. "The driver of investment performance is really the motivator for our approach to ESG issues, to differentiate ourselves from other global investment managers who ...

Hedge fund FUM to hit $2.3 trillion by year end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... the end of 2012. Driving the expectations are institutional investors, HNW and Family Offices looking for investment performance in an environment when other investment classes are struggling to achieve acceptable returns. "Performance continues to be ...

Stronger Super makes trustee role unappealing: Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... example, a member should not be able to take action merely because, in hindsight, the MySuper product's net investment performance was not as good as that of another MySuper product," Anderson said. The submission also questioned drafts on board composition ...

CFSGAM strengthens Aussie equities core team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... materials sector accounts for around a quarter of the Australian share market and is therefore a key driver of investment performance." Moss is a former research analyst covering materials, energy, chemicals, utilities and engineering services at Alliance ...

IOOF boosts active management, lowers fees

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... administration and adviser support is also included. "At IOOF, we believe active management is the key to investment performance which is why it features heavily in the Multi Series Balanced Trust. For the low fee of 0.55%, advisers can provide their ...