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Sustainable investing gathers steam in Europe

NEWS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... of sustainable investments in European High Net Worth Individuals' (HNWIs) portfolios has increased since the GFC, a news study has found. Sustainable investments now account for approximately 11 per cent of Europeam HNWI's portfolio's, or a,-729 billion ...

Core and satellite approach not bulletproof: study

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... Combining a passive core with aggressive satellite managers is at long odds to succeed, according to the findings of a new study. The research, conducted by Ankura Capital, has raised serious questions over the suitability of the multi-manager approach ...

Fearing September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... because September is here. While many investors associate big crashes with October - think October 1929, think October 1987 - study after study reveal that September is the worst month for the stock market. Standard & Poor's chief investment strategist ...

Yuan revaluation drives hedge fund flows

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... $360 million in the second quarter, reversing the net asset outflows experienced in the previous quarter, according to the study. But the study found that the total capital invested in Asian-themed hedge funds actually fell to $74.4 billion, as difficult ...

Big four banks have Gen Y appeal: study

NEW RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
Australian's from "Generation Y" prefer the "big four" banks for their savings and transaction accounts, a new study found. According new research by Datamonitor, 74.2 per cent of consumers from the "Generation Y" age bracket (those aged between 18-30) ...

Retirees using super for lifestyle, not income streams

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... needs, regardless of the industry-wide trend towards income streaming of retirement payments, reveals new research. The study investigating retirement intentions and behavior was conducted by market research firm Forethought for the Industry Super Network ...

Govt to ramp up FinLit in national school curriculum

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... established in current school curriculum across multiple age levels within elements of the mathematics, literacy and SOSE (study of society and the environment) syllabus. However, it has been "lacking in national consistency and focus", noted the government ...

More planners bypass managed funds: study

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
Fund managers are put on notice in a recent investment study that found a growing number of planners are placing their clients' funds into direct shares, ETFs, REITs and SMAs, leaving only a fraction of inflows into traditional managed funds. The survey ...

Planners rank high on client scorecard

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... the benefits it delivers to consumers because that is [still] not well understood," he said. The AFA's financial advice study was carried out in May, and was sent to CoreData-brandmanagement's proprietary panel of more than 100,000 Australian consumers. ...

CFD health check prompts more oversight

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... of the contract for difference (CFD) market and proposed new measures to improve the market's transparency, following a study that found consumers are still confused about the risks when trading CFDs. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission ...