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Superannuation

Four international funds added to Zenith recommended list

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
As part of its International Shares Sector Review, Zenith has added four funds to its recommended list from Schroders, Platinum and Acadian.

Another stellar year for the index

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
The S&P/ASX200 has recorded its best year to date, delivering a total return of 28.7 per cent for FY06.

AGEST Super on record breaking run

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
AGEST Super, a public offer industry fund that targets Australian government employees, has reported a stellar financial year, with total contributions and fund assets setting new records for the fund.

Industry funds show strongest growth in assets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
Industry super funds continue to grow, driven by returns, their extra value and members making the switch, said David Whiteley, executive manager of the Industry Super Network.

Scientific investing wins big

The number of institutional investors embracing quantitative fund products has jumped in recent years with quant manager Barclays Global Investors (BGI) Australia reporting a five-fold increase in funds under management (FUM) to $50 billion since 2000.

Ignore economics, investors are herders

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
Investment finance and economics are driven by very different principles and analysts and market watchers who think otherwise are making a huge mistake, according to a new study published in the Journal of Behavioral Finance.

AIG and netwealth ride again

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
Independent platform provider netwealth has renewed its contract with AIG Life to provide life, TPD and salary continuance insurance to their Super Wrap - Personal Super and Employer Sponsored Super, adding a range of new features.

ING boosts life payments

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
ING has increased life insurance benefits for employers and staff who have cover through their super, including a market-first rise in maximum TPD benefits from and unlimited death benefits.

Stung UK private equity managers fight back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
Stung by mounting criticism in the UK alleging private equity managers are tax dodgers, asset strippers and don't contribute to the economy, the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has thrown off the gloves and come out fighting.

Perpetual launches structured cap-protection fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
Perpetual has announced the first capital protected structured fund, providing lock-in gains and an option to borrow up to 100 per cent of original invested value and the first year's interest with no margin calls.