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Look before you leap

Investors looking to switch fund managers due to the market turmoil should look beyond performance tables and understand the CGT implications of moving their assets, according to finance expert Michael Hutton. Hutton, a financial planning partner with ...

Never mind the length, look at the readability

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007
Despite recent debate over PDS readability, 60 per cent of super fund members do read their PDS's, according to new research conducted by Investment Trends for the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA). In the research, investors who ...

Market freefall not a bear signal

... related credit crunch and concerns about interest rate hikes sparked the equity sell-off and prompted many investors to switch back to government bonds. But BT Financial's economist, Chris Caton, said that the knock-on effect on the local market should ...

Members need help comparing funds: Newspoll

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
Despite the plethora of super fund performance information now available, members do not know how to use it to properly to compare their funds, according to a Newspoll survey commissioned by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA). ...

Local Super selects Vision for back office admin

... these, any potential conflict of interest don't exist as Local Super is exempt from choice of super (where members can switch to another fund). "I'm not envisaging any choice of fund competition issues." The transition will take place from next month ...

Aviva reshuffles its global deck

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2007
Aviva has undertaken a global restructuring program, switching from two product-based divisions to four regional sectors and upping Australia's role in the Asia Pacific region. The restructure sees former Norwich Union chief executive officer Simon ...

Industry funds show strongest growth in assets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
Industry super funds continue to grow, driven by returns, their extra value and members making the switch, said David Whiteley, executive manager of the Industry Super Network. Whiteley said industry funds showed the strongest growth in assets for the ...

US fund fees plummet

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
Fees and expenses for US mutual funds plummeted to their lowest levels in more than a quarter century in 2006, according to new research just released by the Investment Company Institute in the US. "Stock fund investors on average paid 107 basis points ...

Industry cheers red tape cuts

The Simpler Regulatory Bill passed last week will reduce the compliance burden and costs associated with advice for investments or superannuation amounts under $15,000, a move welcomed by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Institute of ...

CFD traders to reach 50,000

The number of Contracts for Difference (CFD) traders in Australia have doubled to 31,000 over the year with another 27,000 intending to trade them over the next 12 months, according to a new study. Leading finance research firm Investment Trends has ...