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Planner and investor concern hits three-year low

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... investor concern levels fell to their lowest point for over three years in February. Investment Trends conducted an in-depth study of 526 Australian financial planners and their attitude towards direct equities and SMAs. "We have been tracking both planner ...

No scale effect in US endowment returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
A 2012 study into US endowment fund returns revealed that investment scale is not a strong factor for determining investment outcomes. The 2012 National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and Commonfund Institute's Study ...

Fewer Australians invest in shares: ASX

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... share market continued to decline in 2012, according to the Australian Securities Exchange's Australian Share Ownership Study 2012. The study found that 38% of Australians owned shares in 2012, compared with 43% in the 2010 study. This sees a continuation ...

UniSuper nearly ready to award $25m insurance contract

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... the total value of the external premium from $10 million to $25 million," McCredden said. According to a 2013 Rainmaker study UniSuper has the 22nd best default cover and has the 6th best overall workplace super insurance package. "We believe the review ...

PIMCO chief John Wilson hangs up his boots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
PIMCO Australia chief executive John Wilson has left the company after 17 years to pursue personal interests. Wilson told Financial Standard that he has thoroughly enjoyed his time at PIMCO but was now ready to indulge some of his personal passions ...

Technology drives US client adviser loyalty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... firm they represent, and the way highly regarded advisers use technology is a major driver of this loyalty, reveals a US study. The 'Proving your Worth: Uncovering the Traits of the Valued Advisor' study by Fidelity was conducted in 2012. It found that ...

Advice proposition props up mortgage broker market share

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... lending market, according to Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) chief executive Phil Naylor. According to a study of the top 16 aggregators in the industry by research group c omparator, mortgage brokers continued to hold their market ...

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.