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More firepower in Challenger play

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... Brian Benari said the life and funds management firm still sees itself as a key manufacturer of products but it is being balanced by a growing distribution footprint. "We're trying to get a balance between the distribution side and making sure we've ...

RBNZ on steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... uncertainty". Likewise, it is concerned about the strong NZ$. "The exchange rate remains higher than is sustainable for balanced growth and, together with low global inflation, continues to generate negative inflation in the tradables sector. A decline ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... recent quarters, it's still below the 2% long-run objective. "Near-term risks to the economic outlook appear roughly balanced." As with the BOJ and the Fed, the Bank of England (BOE) did what financial markets expected when its monetary policy committee ...

AustralianSuper lends muscle to big employers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... use their default superannuation fund offering as a way to attract top talent. For example, AustralianSuper's MySuper balanced option has outperformed equivalent options of other funds over one, three, five, seven and 10 years. On top of that, the fund's ...

Insurance bonds meeting retirement income demand

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... years. The remainder was then invested into an imputation bond, 40% through a term deposit fund and 60% in a mainstream balanced fund; this mix, Austock Life said, had delivered a historical performance of 5.11% per annum after fees and tax. Drawing ...

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... "immediate effect" but "We remain pessimistic about the government's ability to close existing budget deficits and return a balanced budget by the year ending June 30, 2021". Moody's remains doubtful over the government's revised forecasts. Fitch Ratings ...

SMSFs continue hunt for information

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... Securities Exchange. We expect greater interest in these funds next year as trustees and advisers learn how to use them in a balanced portfolio," Keegan said. "In 2016, trustees have flocked to commercial property and infrastructure, with flows into ...

Super objective crucial to Commission review

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... sourced from industry." FSC chief executive Sally Loane welcomed the Commission's work, saying it has "developed a fair and balanced assessment framework for superannuation that makes it clear they expect reforms to deliver lower fees, product innovation ...

Henderson fund receives ratings upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... in a low return world, highlights the need for investors to consider the role of absolute return strategies within a balanced portfolio," Rosenbloom said. "We believe that by utilising paired positions enables the Fund in lowering market risk and the ...

Super assets up despite contributions dip

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... the year to 31 October 2016, returning 6.6%. It was most closely followed by Energy Super (6.2%) and AustralianSuper Balanced (5.5%).