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Super fund return expectations unrealistic

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... keep up with expectations, McDonald explained. Record low bond yields, close-to-zero interest rates in developed markets plus myriad risks including the European sovereign debt crisis and the US fiscal cliff, have all contributed recent equity market ...

Most DIY funds won't change allocations in retirement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... revelations as both a challenge and an opportunity for Australia's financial planners, especially with Australia's five million-plus Baby Boomers fast approaching retirement. He said that this was especially important, as the report had also revealed ...

CBA to snare DIY investors with MyWealth platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... trading platform last year. Where CBA's new platform aims to differentiate is by offering targeted share and market news, plus an online community for investors to engage with one another. Lisa Frazier, chief innovation officer equities and margin lending ...

LUCRF's new growth option targets lower volatility

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... offer growth with lower risk profile than the typical 'Balanced' option. The 'Targeted Return' option aims to return CPI plus 4% after fees and taxes with lower volatility than a typical 'Balanced' superannuation portfolio. "At a time of falling interest ...

Social media anything but rocket science

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... Social Advice Summit which kicked off on the Gold Coast yesterday. Over the next three days, Gardner promised to leave the 250-plus financial advisers attending the Summit from across Australia with rare insights into how social media can be used to ...

Email tops in social media stakes

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... social media revelations that Gardner, host and organiser of this year's AdviserEdge Social Advice Summit, imparted to the 250-plus financial advisers on day one of this inaugural event at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday. Unlike ...

Platform asset-based fees under fire

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... a commodity service," Wrightson said. "In my view this means pricing of platforms will firstly fall, then move to a 'cost plus' basis. "This fixes fees regardless of account balance and inclusive of a flat margin. In effect this signals the maturing ...

DomaCom GPS increases software footprint

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
New platform entrant DomaCom is increasing its' planning software user numbers with over 250 advisers across 190-plus firms now registered and using its free planning software. DomaCom is using a free trial of its Guided Planning System (GPS) - following ...

It's happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013

Better 2013 outlook risks complacency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... ways. Guess what? Although, the eurozone wasn't able to dodge a recession, it remains one and Greece has yet to default. Plus, the region's financial markets have stabilised, volatility significantly reduced and bond yields sharply lower heading into ...