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Templeton and TAAM top EM review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
The Templeton Emerging Markets fund and the Treasury Asia Asset Management New Asia fund were the only two out of 15 funds in the sector to be rated 'highly recommended' by Lonsec. The Lonsec annual review of the sector found the AMP Capital Asian Equity ...

Intra-fund advice relief opens super funds to lawsuits

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... embody a robust financial planning process," he said. For example, the self-diagnostics test might advice a fund member to switch from "balanced" to "high growth" without duly addressing the change in the investment risk. "If a member changes their cash ...

ACSuper reviews investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... strategy further and adopt an absolute returns strategy across the whole portfolio. This could involve greater flexibility to switch between equities and cash instead of sticking to a rigid allocation and also allocating more funds to assets that aren't ...

IT dept holds key to cost cutting

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
Super funds and fund managers could reduce their cost base through technology after research found cloud computing can save more than $12,000 a year in electricity bills. A NetSuite sustainability impact survey and using information from a study by ...

Microsoft battles Google Docs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... of cloud computing this year. That said, it might be the high cost of IT maintenance that will convert more companies to switch to cloud-based systems. According to the survey, majority of respondents admitted that their current internal systems are ...

ASIC lifts restrictions on intra-fund advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
Australians can access superannuation-related financial advice more easily under regulatory changes announced yesterday, but the industry is split between those that believe ASIC's move benefits the public while others predict it's a "disaster in the ...

LGsuper expands options

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
Queensland-based LGsuper joins the growing number of super funds that are keeping pace with members who want more options within their super. LGsuper was traditionally a "no frills" fund that provided superannuation services to current and former Queensland ...

Pengana Asian Equities up 20pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... call she made was that when sentiment was at its worst in December last year due to economic uncertainty, Lin flipped the switch and increased the fund's market exposure from 10 per cent towards 40 per cent. The fund bought stocks that Lin thought were ...

Super assets to hit $2 trn by 2015: Deloitte

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... personal in around six years time in terms of overall assets," said Gale. "SMSFs will experience strong growth as a proportion switch from the pre-retirement stage to the post retirement stage."

Plum wins mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
Plum Financial Services has won mandates to administer the super arrangements of the Victorian Organisation Royal Automobile Club of Victoria and Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia). The deals will see Plum administer services to the two funds which have ...