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No end in sight for renminbi rally

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
The unbridled appreciation of Chinese currency will not be halted by uncertainties about the economy's short-term economic outlook, according to new research by AllianceBernstein. The investment manager says the strength of structural factors, rather ...

Active management a 2% tax drag

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... legislation requiring superannuation funds have an after-tax investment objective for MySuper products has increased the focus on the impact taxes have on returns. Parametric says that while active management continues to be the weapon of choice of the ...

Equipsuper approved to offer MySuper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
Equipsuper has become the 14th super fund to be gain MySuper authorisation. The preliminary marketing name for the product is Equipsuper MySuper, noting that only nine of the 14 MySuper products authorised so far have the product class name integrated ...

Instreet happy with growth at 5-year milestone

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
Instreet has grown to a point where protecting market share, rather than winning it, is the strategic priority, according to managing director George Lucas. The asset manager, which has more than $500 million in assets under management, is celebrating ...

Elders hires WA regional manager

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... development perspective as well as an awareness of practice management issues," added Lorigan. Di Sabatino said he plans to focus on agribusiness, SME and family businesses, high net worth individuals and self-managed super funds.

Product dashboards critical to MySuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... project director of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) David Haynes, the product dashboard will focus the attention of people on data quality and will ultimately allow them to see how their fund is really performing. "It is clear ...

AMP awarded $800m equity mandate

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
AMP Capital has been awarded an $800m equity mandate by Insurance Australia Group (IAG), Financial Standard understands. The mandate has gone to the AMP Enhanced Index Share fund, which invests in companies listed on the ASX. The strategy combines strong ...

Only 13 MySuper products so far authorised

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... as default funds in industrial awards. Retail funds being slow to engage on MySuper may also reflect their more intense focus on launching 'FOFA ready' low cost streamlined products notwithstanding some of these may be possible to modify to suit MySuper ...

SMSFs on track to reach $500bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... sophisticated offerings on the way. But it is yet too early to determine the success of these strategies," said Mason. Despite this focus on offering direct investments, research released by Coredata earlier this month found that it is a very inneffective ...

ASIC releases draft super benefits calculator guidelines

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... clarification has become necessary as retirement planning becomes more central to superannuation and members increasingly focus on trying to understand the likely income levels their super funds will be able to deliver to them. Funds that are concerned ...