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Managers struggle to secure positive net flows in FY24

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
A minority of investment managers have had positive net flows over the past year, according to Rainmaker Information. Of the 158 investment managers tracked in the research house's managed funds database, only 62 saw net inflows, while 96 experienced ...

Passive funds save $14.4bn in fees: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... invested in low-cost index funds and the disadvantages of investing into high-cost fund alternatives," he said. Rainmaker Information found that the asset-weighted fees of Vanguard, Betashares, BlackRock, VanEck, and Global X fell between 2% and 14% ...

Australian Ethical locks in new custodian

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
... three years to 30 June 2024. Meanwhile, over the past 10 years, it's returned 6.8% per annum, according to Rainmaker Information. These returns lag the median for comparable options, which were 4.6% and 7.2%, respectively, over the same periods.

End of the road for three Franklin Templeton funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
... to investors." The Diversified Income Fund had $13.8 million in assets at the end of July, according to Rainmaker Information. It aimed to earn an after-fee return in excess of its benchmarks that included the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index and Bloomberg ...

Vale Greg Bright

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... Weekly, IO&C News, Master Funds Quarterly, Professional Planner, Super Review, and Top 1000 Funds. In 1994, Rainmaker Information launched the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium - now the Financial Standard Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence (MAX) ...

How many advisers will Australia have in 2044?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... sector could see the number of registered advisers sink to 11,000 and as low as 5500 in 20 years' time, Rainmaker Information predicts. These are some of the scenarios forecasted in the Rainmaker Adviser report. A more optimistic possibility projects ...

CFMEU fallout stokes governance debate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... slightly to 17.7% for board roles and to 71.5% for chairs, according to perple research. Similarly, former Rainmaker Information research director Alex Dunnin sings the praises of the equal representation trustee model, though stresses that this doesn't ...

Cbus taps ex-AustralianSuper equities chief for 'critical role'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... expertise that will ensure we continue to deliver the best possible returns to our members," Chatfield said. Rainmaker Information research shows that this investment option returned 8.8% in the year to May, slightly above its long-term average, but ...

Group insurance cheaper by 25%: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... to be cheaper than life insurance purchased directly with an insurer by as much as 25%, new research from Rainmaker Information shows. The latest Rainmaker Benchmarking report finds that cost savings for group insurance members ranged from $92 for a ...

Vanguard Super's default option delivers 13.2% return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... largest superannuation funds, surpassing all industry funds on a one-year basis, according to the latest Rainmaker Information performance tables. Meanwhile, Vanguard Super's high growth option generated a 13.18% return, while its growth and ethically ...