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Vanguard is Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... Property) and UBS Tactical Beta (Undiscovered Manager). According to Morningstar, awards are determined based on qualitative research, risk-adjusted returns over medium- and long-term periods and calendar 2014 performance. Funds with less than a three-year ...

NGS Super appoints Frontier after tender process

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... inviting a number of asset consultants to tender for the role. Deloitte Actuaries & Consultants assisted NGS Super in the research and evaluation process. "NGS Super wanted to review the market to ensure we were getting value for our members through ...

BetaShares funds now available on AMP platforms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
Four BetaShares funds have been added to AMP's North, Summit and iAccess super and investment platforms. The Top 20 Equity Yield Maximiser Fund, FTSE RAFI Australia 200 ETF, S&P 500 Yield Maximiser Fund and Australian High Interest Cash ETF are now ...

Alternatives managers asked to help more with fees

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... changes to fee structures can better align their interests with fund managers, according to a recent survey by data and research provider Preqin. Of the five major alternative asset classes - private equity, hedge funds, real estate, infrastructure and ...

Magellan fund awarded Morningstar Gold rating

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... Global Fund has been awarded a Morningstar GOLD rating. The rating means that the fund has achieved top ratings from all research houses. This follows the announcement of Magellan's "Exchange-Traded Managed Fund" (ETMF), which will allow investors to ...

Super not "a top-up" for Age Pension: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... the outcome we want: a sustainable fiscal position and the best possible retirement for the majority of people." GFK research commissioned by the FSC revealed that 56% of Australians expect to benefit from Age Pension upon retirement, although the percentage ...

Advisers add 3% returns for clients: Vanguard

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... wealth management topics such as asset allocation, behavioural coaching and cost-effective implementation. Vanguard's research uses data to examine six areas where advisers can add direct value for their clients. It found that advisers can add value ...

IOOF rejigs SFG investment team following buyout

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
IOOF Holdings is consolidating the SFG Australia research and portfolio construction functions, following the acquisition of SFG Australia in August. SFG Australia chief investment officer Matthew Drennan will assume the role of IOOF group head of research ...

Super only 35% of retirement nest egg

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... their retirement and expect that it will contribute a little more than one third of their retirement nest egg, ING Direct research revealed. Superannuation is expected to represent 35.8% of the retirement nest egg, while the government pension sits slightly ...

Vale Mavis Robertson AM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... Super Investors (ACSI); and the Mother's Day Classic - the latter having raised more than $24 million for Breast Cancer research." Robertson also pushed for Australian superannuation funds to join international alliances which led to Australia becoming ...