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Report questions infra investment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
A study debunking the theory of infrastructure underinvestment in NSW has highlighted the gap between inefficiencies in public sector funding and private sector finance levels. An audit report commissioned by the Premier Barry O'Farrell found NSW infrastructure ...

Super potential underrated by Aussies

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... $750,000 and wish to retire early but do not see their superannuation as the answer, reflecting a change in sentiment. In a new study assessing attitudes to individual financial health, Baby Boomers said they were focused on building personal wealth ...

SWFs have liabilities to manage too

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... investment management industry which doesn't understand their risk management requirements, claims a just released joint study by the EDHEC Risk Institute and Deutsche Bank. The misunderstanding is caused by the misplaced perception that SWFs do not ...

Flaws in advice system revealed by ASIC report

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... advice shadow shopping research, previously mentioned during the Parliamentary Joint Committee. Report 279 Shadow shopping study of financial advice ( REP 279 ) investigated the quality of retirement advice provided and people's experience of obtaining ...

Large funds outperform: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
APRA has entered the argument over fund scale, releasing research that finds larger funds outperform smaller ones. The study analysed 280 super funds, covering not-for-profit and retail fund segments. "Fund size has a positive impact on the performance ...

IMCA Australia launches CIMA Scholarship Program

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... external clients. Scholarship applications close 16 April 2012. Made up of two components, CIMA involves an independent study program (Level 1) and a residential program and examination (Level 2) which run from 23 - 28 September 2012. To apply for a ...

Goldman Sachs defends reputation after scathing NY Times op-ed

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
Global investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has hit back at the views of former executive director Greg Smith, who slammed the firm in a strongly worded resignation letter published in the New York Times. The former head of US equities in Europe ...

Genetics not education drives investor behaviour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... fund members and investors make better investment decisions, reveals new research. The shock results are contained in a study by Henrik Cronqvist, associate professor of financial economics at the Claremont McKenna College, and Stephen Siegel, visiting ...

Gen Y aiming high: REST

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... style" of 600 18 to 30 year olds to better understand their work ethic, salary expectations, and home ownership goals. The study found more than 75% of Gen Ys expected to live a comfortable or very comfortable lifestyle, with 15% expecting to be rich. ...

Social infrastructure not suited to pension funds: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... social infrastructure because of its inherent political risk and its small illiquid asset pool, according to a just released study by the UK EDHEC Risk Institute. In their report entitled "Pension Fund Investment in Social Infrastructure: Insights from ...