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Advisers to complete 60 extra education hours under TASA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... attendance at in-house training on tax related subjects attendance at appropriate ATO seminars and presentations or a unit of study or other CPE activity on the TASA, including the Code, will also count for CPE purposes. Services provided by professional ...

Gen Ys engaged with life insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... A TAL survey found that 39% of Australians took out life insurance after making their own independent decision. But the study found that GenYs were more likely to independently initiate the decision, with 48% making their own decision. As many as 32% ...

Certified financial planners report higher profitability

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... retention. The research found that 69% of firms plan to increase the number of CFP advisers during the next 12 months. The study was conducted by independent researchers Comparator and the results were released by the Financial Planning Standards Board ...

Member direct investment at "high water mark": AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... hot topic, the level of interest and enthusiasm for it I think has waned to an extent," he said. He quoted a Rice Warner study that found that only "about a dozen funds" had got MDI capabilities under development. "It really hasn't taken the world by ...

Phones and tablets take over online broking

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... first online share trade in the 6 months to December 2013, which represents the largest number since the inception of the study. At the same time, fewer investors have halted investment activity: 47,000 in the 6 months to December 2013, down from 132,000 ...

CSIRO to study super spending habits

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
CSIRO and Monash University will study the spending habits of retirees to better understand their product and investment needs. "We're looking to understand what retirees need, how long their super lasts and what investment options and financial products ...

Emulation funds slash performance as well as cost

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... with the reduced trading activity are outweighed by the opportunity cost in the form of foregone crystallised gains. The study looked at data from a major Australian superannuation fund from January 2005 to December 2009 and compared this to a simulated ...

Australia's pension pool fastest growing in the world

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... than any other pension fund pool in the world over the last 10 years, according to Towers Watson's Global Pensions Asset Study 2014. The study showed found that the pool of assets has grown by 14% a year since the end of 2003, ahead of Brazil's pool ...

Half of Australians not confident managing money

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... Morris said. "A wider spread use of financial advisers and planners beyond investment purchases would also be valuable." The study found that financial confidence and understanding varies depending on the financial product held, as well as on the value ...

SMSFs retarding growth in Australia: Credit Suisse

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... and added that "inflows of this magnitude are enough to soak up a fifth of Australia's net-equity issuance in 2013." The study found that "many companies comply with what their new and important shareholders demand" and use the redundancies in the big ...