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Unionised workers only half all industry fund members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
New research shows that industry funds are winning post-super choice, despite the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reporting that the proportion of private sector workers belonging to a union is only 15 per cent. According to the ABS, less than ...

Super tops $1 trillion as retail keeps winning inflows race

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2007
Australia's superannuation savings pool has climbed to $1 trillion at December 2006 after jumping 19 per cent during the year, said the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Despite the continuing media campaigns promoting the fee and performance ...

Super tops $1 trillion as retail keeps winning inflows race

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
Australia's superannuation savings pool has climbed to $1 trillion at December 2006 after jumping 19 per cent during the year, said the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Despite the continuing media campaigns promoting the fee and performance ...

Perennial appoints investment specialist

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2007
Perennial Investment Partners has appointed a new investment specialist for the Victoria/Tasmania region. Angelo Saltarelli joins Perennial from ING and brings with him 17 years of industry experience. Brian Thomas, head of retail funds management ...

Magellan hires ex-CFS head of distribution

Magellan Financial Group, formerly the Pengana Hedge Funds Group, has appointed Frank Casarotti as head of distribution for its funds management activities. Prior to joining Magellan, Casarottie worked at Commonwealth Bank where he was head of adviser ...

Abacus beds down hotel fund

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
Abacus Property Group has launched a retail fund giving investors exposure to hotels and resorts in Australia and New Zealand. The fund will provide a regular income stream from the hotel operation profits as well as potential future capital growth. ...

Meet the $9b intangible fund

... 'invisible' assets. In Australia the fund has attracted around $500 million, sourced through various channels, including a retail fund from Macquarie Financial Services. Hassan Elmasry, the lead portfolio manager of the global and American franchise ...

AMP FP to call 35,000 over switching advice

... cent of their 720,000 client base. This includes new customers who may have switched from industry funds or a non-AMP retail fund at the time of the EU. "While it is disappointing that it has taken longer than anticipated to finalise the customer numbers ...

Super fund fees are dropping: ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
A research report just released by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) confirms that super fund fees, especially contribution fees, are dropping. The report, Monitoring Superannuation Fees and Costs October 2005 to June 2006 ...

Perennial appoints former Credit Suisse head of distribution

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
Perennial Investment Partners has appointed former Credit Suisse head of distribution Brian Thomas as head of retail funds management. The appointment of Thomas marks a new Perennial strategy to expand and improve retail offerings on the back of parent ...