Mr. Jeff Bresnahan

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  www.wsws.org/articles/2008/sep2008/econ-s19.shtml - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/16/2008    Last Visited: 9/25/2008  

  So far this calendar year, according to Jeff Bresnahan, managing director of SuperRatings, balanced superannuation funds have lost about 11 percent.Losses on the local and international sharemarkets, where the majority of funds were invested, had worsened since June 30, the end of the last financial year, during which the funds lost an average of 6.4 percent.Bresnahan said "some people are going to have to stay in the workforce for one or two years longer" and "hundreds of thousands of Australians ... really have to clearly rethink their retirement strategies".

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  Published on: 7/1/2008    Last Visited: 9/21/2008  

  SuperRatings CEO Jeff Bresnahan said his agency's latest figures are certainly no cause for alarm.
  
  He says, on his firm's website,(www.superratings.com.au) that in a balanced fund, a negative return can be expected about once in six years.
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  SuperRatings managing director, Jeff Bresnahan, says balanced funds have negative returns about once every six years.
  
  But he conceded that the latest results will be a blow for people who plan to retire soon.
  
  And he said the real problem, at present, is the extreme volatility of the market.

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  Published on: 8/16/2007    Last Visited: 7/28/2008  

  All superannuation funds should look at moving towards such a model," SuperRatings managing director Jeff Bresnahan said.

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  Published on: 7/24/2008    Last Visited: 7/28/2008  

  The managing director of SuperRatings, Jeff Bresnahan, said the losses would be a "massive shock" to many fund members."I don't think it will hit home until they open their statements and see their losses spelt out in dollar terms," he said.
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  Mr Bresnahan said the better-performing funds tended to have less money in shares and more money in less volatile, unlisted investments, such as direct property.
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  Mr Bresnahan said consumers should look at how much they are paying when they get their statements.He said they should not be paying more than 1.5 per cent in fees, or 1 per cent for account balances of more than $100,000.
  
  Mr Bresnahan said most funds were designed to give long-term returns about 3.5 per cent above the inflation rate.

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  Published on: 3/25/2008    Last Visited: 4/30/2008  

  Australian superannuation funds have a leadership role to play in the whole climate debate according to SuperRatings Managing Director, Jeff Bresnahan.Commenting on the need for funds to take stronger action in these areas, he said: "It is quite clear that due to the combination of the industry's potential influence over major institutions and their access to all working Australians, the superannuation industry can provide leadership in the way our planet is treated.

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  Published on: 1/28/2008    Last Visited: 6/9/2008  

  Jeff Bresnahan, managing director of SuperRatings, a super fund tracker, said in a statement: "This correction has already wiped out the financial year-to-year gains for nearly all funds,and for a number of funds has more than wiped out members' entire 2007 and part of their 2006 earnings."
  
  According to the Australian Financial Review, super funds were "inundated" with calls from worried members.

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  Published on: 10/12/2008    Last Visited: 9/11/2008  

  And as the managing director of SuperRatings, Jeff Bresnahan, says: "The way balanced options are constructed means that, on average, members can expect a negative result every six years."

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  Published on: 10/26/2007    Last Visited: 11/3/2007  

  "The industry as a whole continues to provide long-term performance not seen since the introduction of compulsory superannuation," SuperRatings managing director Jeff Bresnahan said.
  
  Bresnahan said the strength of the Australian share market, coupled with the success of infrastructure and private equity investment of many funds has led to the strong performance.
  
  Investment returns may not be so strong in the future, Bresnahan said and warned that funds may need to use education campaigns to manage their members' expectations.
  
  Go to today's news

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  Published on: 7/26/2007    Last Visited: 7/28/2007  

  SuperRatings managing director Jeff Bresnahan says the average return has increased from 11.3 per cent in 2002 to 15.7 per cent this year.
  
  "Most funds are targeting around about CPI [consumer price index] plus 3.5 per cent a year," he said.

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  Published on: 1/1/2008    Last Visited: 1/26/2008  

  SuperRatings managing director Jeff Bresnahan said balanced super funds - which include local and global shares along with property - experienced negative growth rates about once every six years.
  
  "On average, we'd expect a balanced option to show a loss once every six years ... and there's a realistic chance that this is going to be that year," he said.

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