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Top and bottom super performance differ by 36pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... fund's attitude to how diversified their investments should be," said Andrew Keevers, Rainmaker associate director of research. This meant the super fund's strategy before the GFC to maintain high weightings to equities or increase their exposure into ...

Women take control of finances

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... financial planner, own investment property and trust the past performance of investment strategies than men, new RaboPlus research found. The study, undertaken by Rabobank's online banking division, found women are 20 per cent more likely to use a financial ...

BT unveils manager line up

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... range of macro, socio-economic and geopolitical factors, will be led by Felix Stephen in his role as manager, strategy & research. Five specialist portfolio managers will implement the investment strategy via a rigorous multi-manager approach. The portfolio ...

FPA stops "highly offensive" ads

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... could not be reached for comment at the time of publication. The advertisements couldn't have come at a worse time, with research firm Crosby Textor finding consumer sentiment for financial planners and the financial services industry at an all-time ...

Brits turn blue on pension

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009

Master trusts and industry funds drive risk growth

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... trusts and industry funds will provide more risk insurance over the next 15 years, according to Rice Warner Actuaries research. The actuary's research found life risk insurance sold within employer master trusts is expected to grow at more than 16 per ...

Regnan adds to governance team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... executive, Pru Bennett as head of the firm's governance division. Prior to the appointment, Bennett spent 12 years at research firm CGI Glass Lewis. Regnan and CGI Glass Lewis share some clients but Regnan does not provide proxy voting advisory services. ...

CFS pumps up ESG investing

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
Colonial First State is making ESG research one of its top priorities this year. CFS, which is one of the supporters of VicSuper and HESTA's new ESG Research Australia initiative, said it had been actively supporting these issues for a number of years ...

VicSuper and HESTA champion ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
... with over $18 billion in assets under management are joining forces to launch an environmental, social and governance research initiative. Public offer superannuation fund VicSuper and the $13 billion industry fund HESTA yesterday unveilled ESG Research ...

Cost of share trading spikes

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
... last year compared to a year ago after bid-ask spreads widened to abnormal levels during the credit crisis, according to research. Trading cost data and analysis provider ITG released a report today that analysed how trading costs changed in the past ...