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ASIC shadow shopping: the good, the bad and the ugly

... cent made consumers worse-off. And that is just one of several serious and controversial outcomes of the six-month long research. To run the survey, ASIC paired up with 306 consumers selected by Roy Morgan to test the superannuation advice experience ...

Lonsec says big brand small caps are back

KATE HAGE | THURSDAY, 6 APR 2006

Research and ratings group, Lonsec have completed a review of 24 funds, which included small cap funds, micro cap focused funds and a mid cap focused fund, that has resulted in three upgrades and four downgrades. The main trend coming out of the results ...

Avoid overly conservative target date investing: RiceWalker

... market whether the life-cycle investment phenomenon that has taken the US by storm is really suitable for Australia. Research recently released by Russell found that target date products are now attracting up to 80 per cent of life-cycle inflows.

Westpac flags billion dollar play in residential REIT

... than buying a single unit in residential property," said Buck. Westpac's move is an interesting development given recent research that low to medium-income earners have been priced out of the property market. Michelle Baltazar

SRI next gen - funds that only invest in companies run by women

... by FEMMX Financial and its sub-adviser Boston Trust Investment Management. Walden Asset Management conducts the social research analysis and shareholder advocacy underpinning the fund. Despite the perhaps subjective nature of the fund's guidelines, they ...

ASIC pulls up reverse mortgage award winner

... Co-operative Limited (Transcomm) is Personal Investor Magazine's 2005 reverse mortgage provider of the year, based upon research by InfoChoice. Transcomm has given the regulator an enforceable undertaking to change advertising that made false claims ...

Rabo Life JV to focus on rural life insurance

... venture built on Rabobank's rural Australian network. "Life insurance is a particularly pressing issue in this market, with research indicating there is a significant problem with under-insurance in the rural sector." Dick explained that farmers in particular ...

InvestorWeb downgrades Perpetual funds

Ratings and research house InvestorWeb has downgraded a number of Perpetual funds after the group altered its Australian share fund's allocation to allow its managers to invest in international shares. InvetorWeb Research investment analyst, Jeremy ...

Hewitt eyes investment consulting

... up a local investment consulting arm is a way to take advantage of Hewitt's well-established fund managers ratings and research operations in the UK. She stressed that they are still at the early stages of planning and have not decided on whether they ...

INVESCO opens the new Japan to retail investors

... retail investors to capture the increasing interest of investors looking for global opportunities. INVESCO's own informal research pointed to a healthy appetite for Asian investment. Mick O'Brien, director of retail sales and marketing, said, "We ran ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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