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Superannuation

New global dividend yield fund for ING

ING has launched a new global dividend fund aimed at investors wanting more income in the portfolio mix.

Baby boomers turn to property to fund retirement

Australian mortgage broker, Mortgage Choice, has come out and forecasted a surge in the property market to be fuelled by baby boomers, on the back of recent survey results.

NRMA award IXIS funds-to-funds mandate

IXIS Asset Management Australia Limited (IXIS) have won a $15 million mandate from NRMA Motoring Services, in a funds-to-funds management move, aimed to help improve their $750 million treasury portfolio.

AXA makes sweeping changes to property funds

AXA has announced sweeping changes to their wholesale and retail Australian property funds to allow them greater flexibility and liquidity in a highly competitive property environment.

MFS poised to give special dividends

Unitholders of MFS Diversified trust are poised to receive at least 15 cents per unit special dividend after the Trust offloaded one of its property assets.

Long term returns key to super

The latest Intech Super Survey shows that average returns in the past 20 years remained strong despite the 1987 market crash, early nineties recession and the tech bust.

Mercer to screen managers against ESG

Mercer Investment Consulting (Mercer IC) has started reviewing fund managers regarding how actively they exercise 'active ownership' principles such as exercising proxy voting and participating in constructive shareholder engagement.

Unit pricing the right way

Unit pricing inconsistencies and mistakes across the market have prompted industry regulators to jointly release a unit pricing good practice guide.

Increase your weight in gold

Research house van Eyk suggests investors should increase their allocation to gold while market conditions remain attractive for the precious nugget.

Van Eyk clarifies ratings methods

Van Eyk has tightened its ratings scheme to give clients 'greater clarity' when selecting fund managers.