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The research fund run by Insurance Australia Group’s funds management arm is Mercer Investment Consulting’s top performing Australian share manager in the 12 months to Ju...

Financial planning

The agribusiness managed investment scheme industry raised $1.024 million in 2004-05, up 54 per cent on 2003-04, according to an Australian Agribusiness Group report....

Financial planning

MLC has finalised a deal giving it 100 per cent ownership of a Hong Kong-based wealth management business for a purchase price of $148 million....

Financial planning

Compliance practices in the financial services industry are usually reactive, and only vaguely regarded as a business benefit, according to a survey of executives from 73...

Financial planning

The double digit returns secured by the majority of Australian superannuation funds in 2004-05 have been reinforced by REST Superannuation which last week announced a 12....

Editorial

As employers look to find a path through the choice regime, STUART KORCHINSKI explains how clearing houses for contributions will become more important than ever....

Editorial

The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia remains the dominant organisation in the superannuation industry....

Editorial

A strong majority of people working in the superannuation industry believe the Government’s co-contribution regime has been a success....

Editorial

A recent survey conducted by Mercer showed some useful results for the super industry preparing for choice of fund. Mike Taylor reports....

Editorial

A substantial portion of the Australian superannuation industry are ill-prepared for the Government’s new choice of fund regime, according to the findings of the latest I...

Editorial

Should the Federal Government cut the taxes applying to superannuation? In the strongest response to any question asked in the survey, more than 97 per cent of respondent...

Superannuation

New survey data published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants has put paid to suggestions that the new choice of superannuation fund will lead to a surge in the est...

Financial planning

Barclays Diversified Growth was the star performer in Mercer’s pooled fund survey for the quarter to June 30, returning 3.8 per cent, against a median 3.2 per cent....

Financial planning

Sales for agribusiness schemes have broken through the $1 billion barrier for the 2005 financial year with eucalypts contributing most, research house Adviser Edge has re...

Editorial

This graph summarises the results of all the funds considered. The three scenarios tested the returns of the 38 multi-sector balanced and growth funds in the Mercer IS su...

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