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Superannuation

Premium road to China now highly recommended

A new fund managed by a HK-based fund manager hailed as the Warren Buffet of the East has notched up several impressive ratings.

ASIC complaint is minor: Health Super

Health Super, responding to an ASIC direction to improve insurance disclosure, says the areas requiring improvement are minor and have caused no detriment to members.

CSF inspires faith with RSE and goes public offer

The Catholic Superannuation Fund (CSF) has become the first major church-based super fund to gain a Registrable Superannuation Entities (RSE) licence and will also go public offer.

WA Local Government SELECT Gottex

Select Asset Management (SELECT) have won a $20 million mandate from the WA Local Government Superannuation Scheme.

QIC turns absolute for global fixed interest

QIC has launched a global fixed interest (GFI) product with an absolute flavour that aims to focus on active alpha rather than benchmark returns.

Bellwether returns for new boutique

New boutique fund manager Bellwether Partners (Bellwether) has posted strong first year performances with its Australian Share Fund outperforming the S&P/ASX 300 benchmark by 15.5 per cent.

IOOF to launch TAPs platform

In his speech at the company's annual general meeting yesterday, IOOF's chief executive office Ron Dewhurst said they will launch a new platform for Term Allocation Pension products.

Mishandled mandate transitions can cost 3 per cent: State Street

The surge in multi-manager portfolios and strategic rebalancing means managing mandate transitions efficiently is more important than ever.

Credit where it is due through IXIS

The structured credit and high yield market has been seizing investors imaginations and global bond and credit manager IXIS have finally responded with the launch of their own product that they believe will raise the quality stakes.

Competition among insurers to drive down profits and premiums

While the general insurance industry has enjoyed record profits in 2005, tougher competition and lower premium rates could mean returns in 2006 won't be as good, according to a recent survey.