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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... moderate economic growth in the months ahead. Although strengths and weaknesses among the leading indicators are roughly balanced, positive contributions from the financial indicators were more than offset by weakening of nonfinancial indicators, such ...

Rethinking risk through goals-based investing

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... for basic daily necessities. Recent AMP Capital research provides a sample case of a retiree with $500,000 sitting in a balanced superannuation fund drawing down an inflation-adjusted $38,000 each year. While in the median case this will be sustainable ...

Managed portfolios vital for SMSF diversification

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... portfolio construction and asset mix and we're trying to find a way that enables those SMSFs to get access to a more balanced asset mix. "I think one of big barriers for them is on the administrative level, investing directly and trying to manage things ...

Alpha-beta split allows better asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... Super recently cut the investment objective for its conservative option about 18 months ago and did the same for its balanced option this year. McHugh said the balanced option cut was a tough decision because the balanced option is where the majority ...

ING DIRECT pays up for "no fees" super marketing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... September 2016, as having 'No Fees' for the 'Cash Investment Option', 'No Investment and Administration fees' for the 'Balanced Option' and having low-fee options without making it clear that customers were paid a lower interest rate on the cash portion ...

How super investment option fees vary

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
Superannuation members who have selected an investment option other than their fund's balanced option may be paying more in fees than they realise, according to research by Rainmaker. The researcher said investment management fees generally account ...

Vision Super adds sustainability option to menu

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
Vision Super has introduced a sustainable balanced investment option to its menu that invests only in companies considered sustainability leaders. The fund said its new, low-cost, low-carbon investment option has been created for members who want to ...

BUSSQ sees C-suite expansion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... Rainmaker Benchmarking report, BUSSQ placed on top for performance across the Workplace (MySuper default option), Personal (balanced), and Retirement (balanced) fund options over the 12 months to end April 2016. BUSSQ targets a 24% asset allocation to ...

Super funds return three per cent

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... overlaid by a lower inflation environment. On an annual basis, Australian equities, often the largest asset class in many balanced funds, positively contributed with 0.6% return as the market has progressively drifted down since early 2015. The contribution ...

Absolute returns no longer the domain of instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... and self-managed superannuation fund investors are recognising the benefits and role of absolute return strategies in a balanced portfolio. This is the thought of Henderson Global Investors' head of alternative Australian equities, David Rosenbloom ...