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Instos hold the ace in direct property

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... investors are gaining the upper hand in securing the best direct property deals as the "government guarantee" chokes retail fund inflows into the $60 billion direct property market. Nearly half of 100 direct property fund managers said that the government ...

Bond funds top UK platform flows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... relations at Cofunds. The Cofunds platform is one of the largest independent investment platforms in the UK with over 90 retail fund managers and roughly 1,200 funds. Locally, Matt Heine, director of distribution and marketing at netwealth Investments ...

Another day another inquiry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
Senator Nick Sherry has announced another inquiry into the superannuation system that kickstarts what could be the most fundamental review of modern superannuation since its introduction in the mid1980s. "After 21 years of operation, it's time to have ...

APRA declares hand on unlisted asset valuations

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
APRA has unveiled how unlisted assets should be valued in light of the current markets and broke away from tradition when it outlined what it considers as 'bad practice'. "Valuations of 'appraisal based' assets can have a critical impact on members ...

AIRC sets more default super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) has today released the second tranche of revised Awards including details of their default superannuation funds. The revisions are part of the Award Modernisation process commenced last year at the ...

Super funds to show long-term returns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
Super funds must provide detailed five and 10-year investment performance records in member statements, not just in annual reports, following new government rules. The new measures mean all returns at an investment option or sub plan level need to be ...

Future still belongs to super

... project considerable upside for self-managed super funds (SMSF). Rainmaker said SMSF are fast becoming the "ultimate retail fund and presenting tremendous challenges to the retail sector that always assumed platforms were the vehicle of choice." The ...

Not-for-profit super funds reign

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
Not-for-profit super funds have consistently beaten retail funds by an average 2.4 per cent per year over nearly a five year period - resulting in some retail funds' members getting around 40 per cent less in their final retirement benefits, new research ...

BT Super for Life hits 100,000 members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... a great alternative to industry funds. It is similarly priced - yet has all the benefits you'd expect from a large retail fund," she said. "In fact, despite thinking industry funds are always cheaper, [the product] now ranks as a cheaper alternative ...

RARE quality found in infrastructure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
With billions of dollars in GFC stimulus money about to pour into infrastructure projects around the world, knowing how to find the best investment opportunities is crucial. Matt Dell, head of retail distribution for global listed infrastructure manager ...