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Retail funds narrow satisfaction gap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... between retail and industry super funds is narrowing, despite the widening investment performance gap, reveals the latest research from Roy Morgan. The satisfaction is now just 3 percentage points, compared to it peaking at 8 percentage points in June ...

Financial services turn to Twitter

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... understand the value of social media as a client relationship tool. Many have now committed but, according to recent US research, the majority have fallen for Twitter over rival Facebook. Corporate Insight, a US based strategic marketing and consulting ...

Super keeping economy strong: ASFA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... superannuation funds are a key factor in helping Australia through times of global market volatility, according to new research commisioned by ASFA. 'Enhancing financial stability and economic growth: the contribution of superannuation', by independent ...

IFM picks up $100m HOSTPLUS mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... manage the funds. Clyde Haldane, executive director - listed equities, IFM, has lead the process for six years. "Our research shows that businesses that re invest efficiently can be expected to achieve superior share price performance relative to their ...

Fund managers beat the index but only just

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... fund manager has outperformed Australian equity markets in the past year, but fees put their returns behind the index, research house Mercer said yesterday. After a difficult three months of trade, Mercer's sector survey for July found that the median ...

In defence of superannuation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... returns, particularly high equity weightings during the current time of share market volatility. According to Rainmaker research, equity weightings for not-for-profit funds average 52% but for retail funds it's 61% and if you include retail's preference ...

Lost GPS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... is nigh - especially in the US of A. But on this matter, I checked the indicators the US National Bureaus of Economic Research (NBER) Business Cycle Dating Committee track to time America's recession. According to the NBER website, "It places particular ...

Third Link appoints inaugural head of distribution

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... and that's why he and I are working on the launch of a couple of new funds," said Cuffe. "He is certainly helping to research the attributes of the funds and helping set them up." The Fund was awarded with a "Recommended" rating by research group Zenith ...

ETF provider wants to expand asset class range

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... product launches in 2010 for a total of 2600 products containing US$1.6 trillion in assets under management, according to research by SSgA.

UniSuper chief wins exec of the year award

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... study at an internationally recognised business school. Chris Cuffe, chairman of the $29 billion higher education and research sector fund, UniSuper, was full of praise for his chief executive officer. "Since taking the helm at UniSuper in 2008, Terry ...