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Boutiques, quant funds shine among active funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... gains and client flows from other active peers are likely to drive flows for active managers." Separate research from Rainmaker Information shows that seven of the 10 top-performing passive and actively managed funds over the year to January were ETFs. ...

Advanced ETP portfolios come at higher cost, complexity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... advanced portfolio of exchange-traded products (ETPs), but this comes with increased fees and complexity. According to Rainmaker Information, constructing a balanced portfolio with intermediate ETPs, which target systemic risks like style and market ...

Alex Dunnin bids farewell to Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
After 26 years, Rainmaker Information's co-founder and Financial Standard 's resident superannuation guru is going back to school - kind of. Today marks Rainmaker executive director, research Alex Dunnin's final day with the business, retiring from ...

Best default super funds revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... Super's default lifecycle investment option bested competitors for the year ending 31 January 2024. According to Rainmaker Information, the Vanguard Super SaveSmart - Lifecycle Age 47 and under investment option posted an 11.8% return for the period ...

Annuities too expensive for most retirees: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... $500,000. In researching whether annuities could solve superannuation's need for better retirement income stream solutions, Rainmaker Information, supported by Plan for Life research, found the products are currently far too expensive to do so. The analysis ...

Vanguard Super hits $1bn, soft launches pension product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... the gauntlet in the retirement sphere - the fee on both products is just 0.58% - like its MySuper option. According to Rainmaker Information, the median fee on a retirement product in Australia on a balance of $100,000 is 1.07% or $1070. A Vanguard Super ...

JANA wins mandate from public sector super fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... she said. As of 30 December 2023, JANA's total funds under advice was over $1.3 trillion. According to research from Rainmaker Information, JANA holds a commanding market share of 42.5% in the not-for-profit super fund sector as of September 2023.

MDA authorisations remain steady amid exodus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... just 6.1% in the past three years, despite the total number of advisers falling much more. According to analysis by Rainmaker Information, there is now 1998 advisers who can provide product specific advice for MDAs. Over one year, the number has dropped ...

Indexed strategies to hit $1tn in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... strategies are on track to reach $1 trillion by 2026 and will account for one-quarter of the funds management universe. Rainmaker Information's Institutional roundup report found that indexed investing in Australia last year reached almost $760 billion ...

Unlisted asset valuation practices under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... investments in commercial property, private equity, and credit, as well as the likely liquidity risks associated. Commenting, Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin said the review "is entirely reasonable but should not be overstated." ...
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