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Telstra Super majority returns above 10%

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... (8.56%), and Fixed Interest (6.20%) and Cash (4.24%). The results looked similar to recent data released by Rainmaker Research, which predicted an average superannuation balanced fund return of around 8% for the year. Starting on July 1, the fund introduced ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... utilities were among the more significant sectors in decline, off 0.21 per cent and 0.33 per cent, respectively. IG Markets research analyst Ben Potter said the Australian market continued to underperform offshore bourses, as uncertainty surrounding ...

Super acting like a SWF: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Superannuation in Australia is acting like a sovereign wealth fund and is on track to boost savings each year by three per cent of GDP. In a major speech last week on Compulsory Superannuation and National Saving, Treasury researchers David Gruen and ...

OnePath arms planners with post FOFA program

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... confidence in financial advice is a high priority for many in the industry. According to recent figures from Roy Morgan Research, 66% of Australians that have superannuation have not started planning for retirement, including more than one million in ...

Super funds returns on upwards trend

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... figures and score 12% plus. The results are contained in the latest fund returns analysis released by SelectingSuper using research by Rainmaker Information. "8% returns, given the rollercoaster ride the capital markets have been through are quite good ...

Aust foreign finance subsidiaries worth $71b

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... new countries themselves as 92% of their business activity services domestic clients in those markets. According to the research, while the geographical distribution of these affiliates is very widespread, countries with which Australia has strong traditional ...

CFSGAM sees ESG improve returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... Report, CFSGAM said that pricing ESG issues into every investment decision can have a significant impact on performance. Research carried out by the fund manager showed that the top rated ESG stocks in its global listed infrastructure portfolio outperformed ...

AllianceBernstein bullish on molecular medicine

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... won a mandate from ipac and is considering launching the product to retail investors later in the year. The manager is research intensive, with four analysts dedicated to disruptive themes, and adds a macro economic overlay to its process. Other themes ...

Former UBS star team launches flagship Bennelong Avoca fund

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... Vidler, and will typically hold between 30 and 50 different stocks with investment decisions driven by deep fundamental research. "We're old-fashioned stock pickers," said Campbell. "We spend our days researching companies and trying to value them as ...

First State Super and Health Super merger official

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... Health Super also noted that it would retain its Health Super Financial Planning (HSFP) office. According to Rainmaker Research, Health Super ranked first in the one year performance to 31 May 2011 in default investment option performance for workplace ...