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Cash sector surges beyond super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... almost twice the 5% per annum 10-year result reported by Rainmaker and follows super funds moving away from their high equity focus. While a decade ago they had 58% invested into both local and overseas shares, by June this year that weighting had dropped ...

New emerging markets fund earns super mandates

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
Neuberger Berman has launched a new emerging markets equity trust aimed at Australian institutional investors and has secured cornerstone investments from Intrust Super and Energy Super. The Australian-domiciled unit trust opens with around $100 million ...

Apostle partners with US risk management specialist

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
US risk management specialist, Windham Capital Management, is breaking into the Australian market through a distribution partnership with Apostle Asset Management, with its sights on retirement income portfolios. With an ageing population and the associated ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street's Dow Jones finished just 35 points higher on Friday, but Asian markets closed the week lower. At 0711 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down nine points ...

AXA introduces split insurance premiums

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
AXA Australia has upgraded its Elevate insurance product with a particular focus on longevity risk and delivering cover to those working beyond the age of 65. AXA Elevate will now provide level premiums to age 70 for life, total and permanent disability ...

Harvard defies critics with 21% return

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
Harvard Management Company, the entity that manages Harvard Endowment Fund's assets, has again defied its critics and posted a stunning 21.4% return for the 12 months to end June 2011, bringing their 20-year average annual return to almost 13%. The ...

Deloitte boosts super practice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... joins Deloitte's Sydney team from Mercer's defined contribution practice, where he was the Asia-Pacific head and leading the focus on industry funds in Australia. Deloitte's has also appointed actuarial partner Stephen Huppert who had joined their team ...

Hunter Hall Asian value fund earns three stars

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... acknowledged the benchmark unaware qualities of the fund. The Asian Value Trust was launched in February this year with a focus on under researched and undiscovered Asian businesses in a highly concentrated portfolio of no more than 50 stocks. "There ...

MLC head calls for truce after laying blame at industry funds door

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... league table comparing the different options and costs across MySuper products could result in a "race to the bottom," with a focus on fees at the expense of after fee returns. Tucker said that the most important thing was ensuring that the superannuation ...

Qantas Super makes delayed fund departure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... continuing to try and meet our investors objectives, that is to deliver alpha over the long term," said Little. "We have a clear focus in terms of value, in terms of managing the risks associated with that strategy and we have a strong belief that will ...