MASTER TRUSTS

Funds management

New data shows wraps, platforms and master trusts FUM had a $94 billion rise during 2013....

Superannuation

Super funds are on track to deliver their highest calendar year returns since the GFC, research shows....

Superannuation

Chant West data confirms that industry super fund allocations to unlisted investments underpins their outperformance. ...

Funds management

Strong investments and flows drive masterfund sector growth....

Funds management

The retail funds management sector grew by 14.7 per cent to $471.7 billion in 2012, according to Plan for Life....

Superannuation

Strong sharemarket and listed property performance saw master trusts return more than industry super funds in January, according to Chant West....

Superannuation

Only some Government concessions around default fund grandfathering may alleviate challenge confronting corporate funds and master trusts....

Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has sent a strong signal that it is likely to oppose the use of synthetic securitisation by banks....

Superannuation

The median superannuation fund returned 1.1 per cent in July on the back of strong performance from the Australian sharemarket, says Chant West and SuperRatings. ...

Funds management

BT Financial Group now accounts for almost half of the total wrap market, resulting in even more concentration in this space, according to a latest report released by Pla...

Editorial

How do you keep a clear picture when the lines of life insurance are blurred? Damien Mu predicts that the distinctions that life insurance companies draw between group an...

Superannuation

Superannuation returns enjoyed their second positive month in February on the back of strong local and global share market performances....

Financial planning

The Australian masterfund market dropped $23.4 billion in funds under management through the September quarter despite big gains from BT and Commonwealth Bank/Colonial....

Financial planning

The Australian masterfund market dropped $23.4 billion in funds under management through the September quarter despite big gains from BT and Commonwealth Bank/Colonial....

Financial planning

Suncorp and Perpetual lag in master fund market growth stakes....

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