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Advertising won't grow membership, super funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
Spending big on advertising may build brand awareness, but it has no effect on membership growth, according to research by CoreData. In a comprehensive study of how consumers view super funds, CoreData found that focusing on fees and services is a surer ...

State Street appoints head of alternatives in Asia

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... Street alternative investment solutions business managing director Bhagesh Malde said. "State Street's recent global research shows that more capital has been flowing into alternative assets and this looks set to continue," he added. "As the alternative ...

Super returns dip but still strong

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... index fell during July to return 10.6% compared to 12.7% at end June and 11.7% at end May. Rainmaker, which conducts the research for SelectingSuper, noted that three year super fund average annual returns at end July were 10.1% pa, five year average ...

IFM Investors adds global index equities capability

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... The fund manager has also appointed Adam Randall from Realindex Investments, where he was portfolio manager and head of research. At RealIndex Randall researched, developed and marketed new better beta strategies for investors, with funds under management ...

AMP and University of Adelaide form SMSF research centre

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... SMSF trustees. "The fragmented nature of the SMSF sector has made it difficult in the past for meaningful qualitative research to be undertaken but given the number of SMSFs we now administer, we are in a good place to provide the raw data needed to ...

Advisers use more insurers, but main provider still key: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... have expanded the number of insurers they use, but being an adviser's main insurance provider remains essential, new research by Investment Trends shows. After four years of planners consolidating insurers, advisers have increased the numbers and the ...

Future Fund appoints CIO from within

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... Raphael Arndt will start on his new role immediately and will be responsible for leading the investment team in developing research, due diligence and selection and monitoring processes for assets and investment managers. Future Fund's current head of ...

Super contributions back to pre-crisis levels

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... APRA-regulated superannuation funds are the strongest they've been since the on-set of the global financial crisis, according to a research report by the Financial Services Council (FSC). Total contributions for the 2013-14 year were $95 billion, up ...

Insurance through super saves $403 million

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... their superannuation reduces the annual cost to government of social security by about $403 million, according to new research commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). These savings are a result of a decrease in costs ...

High fees deter accountants from using platforms for SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... barrier to use investment platforms with their self-managed super fund (SMSF) clients, according to Investment Trends research. The 2014 SMSF Accountant report shows that 76% of advisers think is inappropriate for SMSFs to use investment platforms due ...