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Multi-asset funds react to lack of diversification

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... realisation that you can't live off negative peer relative performance has hit home. While investors in the early to mid-accumulation stage of their investment cycle can typically recover from a significant drawdown over a long enough investment period ...

BT hires new head of super

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... opportunity is a must-win category for our business and a key part of this is delivering to customers in the early accumulation stage through Retail and Corporate Super." Doyle will be responsible for the development and management of business strategy ...

Two boutiques merge to target SMEs

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... the new practice plans to specialise in retirement, risk insurance, business succession, superannuation, and wealth accumulation. The merger was born when Neil White and Roger Ellingworth - who had known each other through the industry for more than ...

EQT equity fund highly rated by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... of an alternative fee structure with a flat MER and a performance fee of 20% for outperformance of the S&P/ASX200 Accumulation Index. Lonsec also rated this approach separately as 'Recommended', noting that the EQT fee of 0.72 percent is "one of the ...

Retirement solution upside for investment managers: Oliver Wyman

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... warned investment managers that they are not well prepared to serve the needs of the retirees segment. While wealth accumulation products generally cater well for the retirement sector, Hook also identified significant gaps across all other product offerings ...

Low-volatility post-retirement solutions needed: Bell

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... also combat longevity risk. While he championed the importance of life-time annuities as a great strategy during accumulation phase, he questioned whether advisers were trying to sell these products in any meaningful way. At retirement, he identified ...

Consumers clueless on retirement: Bateman

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... from wealth to thinking about income and aged care, she said that Australians' remained overly preoccupied with the accumulation of wealth. What should be equally concerning to Australia's investment management community, argued Bateman are revelations ...

Relax legislation on deferred annuities: Challenger

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... policies on superannuation products were drawn up. Benari said that Australians had done an "admirable job on the accumulation side," but regardless, more and more baby-boomers are entering the draw-down phase. Melinda Howe, Actuaries Institute chief ...

SMARTpension receives five-star rating

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... government pension. Megan Bolton, CEO of SMARTpension, said the study highlights the need to focus on more than just the accumulation phase of superannuation. While superannuation provides a tax-effective way to save for retirement, Bolton said the post-retirement ...

Innovative income fund pays dividends

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... Hamson says it extremely pleasing to see the significant interest shown in the fund so far. "With the shift from accumulation to pension phase we expect advisers, SMSFs and institutional investors to all increase their focus on this area," Hamson adds. ...