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AUI banking on insto retirement capital

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... property funds and healthcare trust were starting to see increased flows on a monthly bases, while remaining well below pre-GFC levels.

Life insurance gap down 33pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... insurance is on the rise due to changes in demographics, financial markets and a renewed focus on personal insurance since the GFC. "Increased levels of personal insurance have been driven by an increase of default cover within superannuation, a greater ...

Long-term strategies pay off for investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... on their objectives." Overseas equities were technically the worst performing asset class over the last 10 years due to the GFC and the strong Australian dollar but a 20 year assessment found it was similar to other growth assets.

Super funds urged to capitalise on Euro property yields

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011

Alt assets fund deals with adviser concerns

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
Advance Asset Management wants to erase the bad reputation alternative strategies garnered during the GFC, launching a new fund with liquidity and efficiency to combat all those who got the space 'wrong'. Advance head of advance investment solutions ...

NAB sued over financial advice

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
... their losses came about (in the financial crisis), we've found people are examining what sort of advice they got before the GFC and increasing numbers are seeking advice from Slater & Gordon over whether the advice was inappropriate or breached any duties ...

Super the nation's best money aggregator

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... Put simply, the superannuation industry needs to be better engaged. We didn't ask for Mickey Mouse tax breaks. In a [post-GFC] world where banks rule, investments that provide strong cash-flows will be king," he said. Weaven said super funds can bring ...

Christian Super urges more transparent investment beliefs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... going too far, it could be said that if the US financial services industry had more explicit Investment Belief Statements, the GFC may not have occurred," said Spencer. Christian Super's recently established IBS puts in place core principles to direct ...

Russell appoints director amid consulting expansion

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... of consulting and advisory services, Australia, Russell Investments. "To remain relevant to sophisticated clients in a post-GFC world, consultants need to continually broaden and deepen their pool of intellectual property." Dr Lander, who will be based ...

Dutch pension fund set for major reforms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... sizeable gap in their pension system since more than a,-100 billion was wiped from the value of its pension funds during the GFC. Members of the large unions federation FNV are yet to vote on the reforms.