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Legg Mason funds plug retiree gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... versus de-accumulation design to better accommodate advisers and their clients. Legg Mason said in their white paper research Rethinking portfolios for retirement, that the industry has been too focused on accumulating assets without acknowledging retirement ...

Equities don't work in retirement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... SelectingSuper. These returns are only 0.2 per cent above returns now available from risk-free 10 year government bonds. Rainmaker research projecting retirement assets as a share of all superannuation to nearly triple from the 14 per cent they were ...

Winton Capital wins Future Fund mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... risk. "Winton is delighted and honoured to receive this mandate from the Future Fund," he said. Winton uses scientific research and statistical analysis to develop systematic trading programs for the international asset markets. It pursues a diversified ...

Super fund drives member awareness

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... global financial crisis. TWUSUPER had $1.99 billion in funds under management as at June 30, 2009, according to Rainmaker research.

Fund managers fail to make the grade

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
Research house van Eyk says Australian Equities fund managers need to lift their game, recommending only 18 of 65 managers in its latest sector review. Just 12 core and six concentrated strategies were able to earn van Eyk's "A" rating in the Australian ...

Planners react badly to FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... to the Future of Financial Advice reforms, anticipating less pay for more work - and would pass costs on to clients, research firm CoreData has found. The independent research canvassed the views of 358 advisers in an online survey held from April 29 ...

Local super funds see potential in offshore property

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... of property investing within Germany and the undervalued state of its property market. Alan Patterson, global head of research at AXA Real Estate, said that while overseas investors are in too difficult a position to take advantage of such opportunities ...

Innovative platforms create $397 bn industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... control to dealer groups and practice managers for over approved investment lists. "Over the past few years, our industry research has identified portfolio management tools as a key gap in platforms' service offering," said Peker. "But in 2010 providers ...

AFA award launched to encourage female financial planners

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... Jennifer Boland, speaking at the Award's launch last night. Brett Clark, CEO Retail Life of TOWER Australia said that research suggests women are underinsured and are inadequately financially prepared for their retirement. "TOWER statistics reveal that ...

Super fund returns fall again to 5 per cent

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... per cent per annum are 2.3 per cent per annum ahead of inflation over the past decade," said Alex Dunnin, director of research at Rainmaker, the company that does the research for SelectingSuper. "Hitting returns are falling rolling 12 month returns ...