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Super fund trustees say manager fees too high

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
More than 40% of super fund investment trustees believe fund managers will need to trim their fees to remain competitive. A However, just 6% of managers agree. The figures came from two corresponding surveys conducted by Frontier Advisors. The consultant ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
Most sectors of the Australian share market have fallen following broad sell-offs on international markets during the offshore session. The Dow Jones tumbled almost two per cent to 16,563.30, Frankfurt's main DAX index dived 1.94 per cent to 9,407.48 ...

Drastically limit number of default funds: Grattan CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan opposed this strategy, saying: "One thing that we would not do is go passive if we did not feel that passive was right. We would not say, "we need to get the lowest costs therefore we are going passive," unless it made ...

Advisers eye opportunity in identity theft protection

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
... protecting clients against the rise of identity theft and data fraud, Zurich Australia said. As many as 45% of financial advisers feel that offering clients protection from identity theft could add value to the clients' financial affairs, according to ...

CBA unveils tougher adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... value proposition and not enter conversations with new clients on the defensive; a difficult task considering that "advisers feel a bit beaten up; the situation is affecting them at a personal level and it's putting emotional pressure on them," Fox said. ...

Adviser appetite for infrastructure investments increasing

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
The attractive risk/return profile and high level of income on offer from infrastructure investments mean the asset class is well suited to retail investors, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management head of Australian infrastructure Geoff Frankish. ...

Bank cross-sell growing but slowly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... superannuation and insurance, lack of product awareness, some concern regarding the spread of risk and staff that may not feel confident in a selling role."

The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
"...I'm gonna have myself a real good time I feel alive and the world it's turning inside out yeah! I'm floating around in ecstasy So don't stop me now don't stop me 'Cause I'm having a good time having a good time." - "Don't stop me now", Queen We've ...

The Lighter Side of MAX

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... trending. Swap tweets with fellow delegates 4) Take a photo next to the MAX sign. Let's start a tradition. Don't make MAX feel lonely. Share on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. Sharing is caring. Special prizes for funny tweets. 5) Download our iPhone ...

Women to feel pain of scrapped LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... the scrapping of the LISC. In Victoria that figure was 46.1%, while in Tasmania it was 52%. Regional Australians would also feel the impact of such a decision. Of the 25 worst affected electorates, 24 were regional. ISA also calculated that 40% of people ...