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Retail funds narrow satisfaction gap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
The satisfaction gap between retail and industry super funds is narrowing, despite the widening investment performance gap, reveals the latest research from Roy Morgan. The satisfaction is now just 3 percentage points, compared to it peaking at 8 percentage ...

Super funds complacent on sustainability

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... of sustainable development into business strategy and shows the link between sustainable development and investment performance. However O'Connor said it would still be some time before this becomes the norm for most super funds. "Analyst briefings are ...

Super funds drop fees after merger

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... NGS Super, with no main departures from the plan, Taylor told the conference. "We have slightly better investment performance, more capable relationship managers to work with employers... and have delivered improved benefits to members." Cuesuper, the ...

Russell adviser community moves online

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... launched by Russell Investments aims to give advisers new ways to prove their value to their clients beyond investment performance. The free to access website, Helping Advisers, does not require any logins or passwords and is designed to be a safe space ...

Yale returns tough to replicate: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... real world can be difficult because private equity internal rates of return are not the same as regular investment performance. "We often read of the spectacular gains achieved by private equity, but the way the private equity industry reports performance ...

CFSGAM sees ESG improve returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... into every investment decision allows us to protect our clients against ESG-related risks and enhance the investment performance of our funds," she said.

AustralianSuper, Westscheme merger completed

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... foundation member. "AustralianSuper's size and strength and their core offering of low fees, strong long-term investment performance, comprehensive insurance and their pension product were very attractive to us," said Lawrie Cox, TAIST fund secretary. ...

MTAA Super strikes back against claims of unhedging

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... unrealised open positions of positive $46.3 million." Delaney also disputed inferences about the fund's investment performance. According to research by Rainmaker, the company behind SelectingSuper, MTAA Super's 10-year annual returns after all fees ...

APRA super fund grillings set new precedent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... questioned under oath by a specially appointed inspector and triggering the investigation is the fund's investment performance, in particular decisions surrounding currency hedging. According to figures published by APRA, the fund reported losses of ...

S&P awards three stars to new Hunter Hall fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... ethical investment manager. Formed in 1993, Hunter Hall is a funds management business built on long term investment performance with an ethical investment overlay. Hunter Hall's investment objective is to provide returns over the medium to long term ...