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Austerity can be hazardous to your health

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013

Study highlights honesty of LinkedIn users

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
Only 24% of financial services execs regard information posted on LinkedIn as trustworthy, according to a study released this week. The study, carried out by recruitment agency Robert Half, polled 150 chief executives and finance directors in Hong Kong. ...

Managed funds survive ETF growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... research also found that 47% of the estimated 69,500 ETF investors were purchasing through self managed super funds (SMSF). The study surveyed 10,425 investors and 822 advisers on their experiences and usage of ETFs.

Australian companies 20 years off ESG reporting standards: ACSI

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... this year, almost half of ASX200 companies are still rated at a level of 'no reporting' or 'basic reporting'. In the sixth study of its kind, ACSI found that whilst the percentage of companies reporting to a level of 'detailed' or 'comprehensive' has ...

Number of instos prioritising risk doubles since GFC

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... respondents ranked reputational risk equally with risk arising from market volatility. Despite the increased focus on risk, the study found that the majority of non-risk staff (52%), as well as three in 10 risk professionals, think that risk function ...

NFP directors not engaged in fundraising

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... organisations often play no part in fundraising for their organisations beyond making an annual donation, according to a new study co-funded by the Perpetual Foundation. Perpetual general manager of philanthropy Andrew Thomas urged board directors to ...

Accountants replaced by Cloud technology

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... roles currently performed by their accountant with a cloud-based accounting system, according to a new national research study by accounting service provider CCH. The research shows that 14% of SMEs already use the cloud to manage their accounts. Programs ...

Instos turning to indexing strats for alternatives

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... decision to allocate was like an active decision, requiring a similar level of due diligence," he continued. According to the study, value and low volatility approaches were the most popular, with at least half of the survey participants indicating an ...

Patience with underperforming managers urged: NAB

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... clients that jettisoning a managed fund for recent underperformance could be an unsatisfactory strategy. Citing a recent US study into the behaviour of retail investors, the bank's private banking division said that many managed fund investors had significantly ...

Three arrows hitting the spot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... monetary policy is being pulled backwards by the drag of fiscal policy. All premised on what later turned out to be a flawed study and conclusion from Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff's work on the relationshi between debt and growth.