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Careless spending wastes $25bn

... unusual discovery that men are actually the bigger 'careless spenders' than women. Virgin Money has commissioned Galaxy Research to poll 600 Australians aged 18 to 49 on their spending habits in the company's latest 'Wallet Watch survey'. It found that ...

Finsia and ASX to educate advisers on listed products

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006
... Institute of Australia (Finsia) today announced the launch of a new training program focused on listed financial products. Research undertaken by the ASX and published in 2005 found that one in three direct share owners use a financial planner as their ...

ING launches new tool for employer super advisers

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006
... tool is a business consulting, servicing and marketing program that provides a key contact service, market information, research and support. ING's head of marketing for employer super, Mark Pankhurst, said that after speaking with advisers around the ...

Back to bonds: EPFR

... pulled about US$22 billion from equity funds, or 1 per cent of their total assets," said the Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR) group in their latest weekly report ending 21 June. US equity funds suffered the biggest outflows, losing $3.6 billion ...

S&P appoints former UBS research manager

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2006
S&P has added a new member to its research team with the appointment of a former UBS Global Asset Management head of research and client relationship manager. Tara Bell will be in charge of ratings across all asset classes and will oversee analysis ...

New appointment for APRA board

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
... actuarial report for James Hardie that later become embroiled in the James Hardie asbestos claims scandal, though the Medical Research and Compensation Foundation inquiry later found the consulting firm was inappropriately briefed even though a KPMG ...

Govt recommends 3 per cent super top-up for under 40s

... time. The Australian Superannuation Funds Association (ASFA) has welcomed the move and said that behavioural finance research from the US shows that this 'soft compulsion option' approach encourages people to save more. "Research commissioned by ASFA ...

IXIS Loomis wins Telstra Super $100m mandate

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
... aims to return 4 per cent above the MSCI World Index over a five year period. West added that the group has an intensive research process and looks at any high growth companies from any sector, but in particular from healthcare, technology and financial ...

Genworth study uncovers $41.9bn graduate mortgage market

According to investments and mortgage insurer Genworth Financial Australia, the right mortgage loan products could see the graduate mortgage market grow from $16.6 billion to as high as $41.9 billion over the next 12 months. Genworth, which provides ...

IAGAM scores $250m mandate from Sunsuper

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
... awarded Insurance Australia Group Asset Management (IAGAM) a $250m Australian equities mandate to be invested through its Research Fund. IAG chief investment officer, John Stratton, said the mandate win recognised the skill of the IAGAM team as well ...