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Central plank of Cooper Review is MySuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Following a year-long study on the efficiency of the superannuation system, the Cooper Review panel recommended the Government introduce a new default fund option for the masses to be called 'MySuper', a simple solution with dramatic consequences. The ...

The disappearing act of lose-lose funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... fees, create products and meet their fiduciary duties, research found. This week, UK-based CREATE-Research released a new study that revealed how investors representing US$29.1 trillion of funds plan to grow their business in the next three years. The ...

Australians frustrated with fin companies

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... with finance firms, only 30 per cent of respondents felt insurance companies had tried to win back their business. "The study paints a pretty bleak picture of customer experiences in Australia," said Brett Waters, RightNow's vice president Asia-Pac South. ...

H3 Global Advisors sponsors Griffith students

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... research and it will no doubt provide long-term benefits." The scholarships will be awarded to students undertaking full time study in applied finance research topics such as market efficiency, market microstructure, transaction costs, asset allocati ...

Back to basics key to planners successs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... with their peers, according to Macquarie. Research from Macquarie Practice Consulting's 2010 Boutique Practice Benchmarking study showed that one of the primary factors that distinguishes a profitable boutique firm from an unprofitable one, is annual ...

Investors turn to rev mortgages for income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... the planning process as a means to unlock the substantial wealth stored in property." Deloitte's reverse mortgage market study, commissioned by SEQUAL, supports Conlon's observation. The study found the top three uses of reverse mortgages are home improvement ...

Report points to low cost fund future

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... shifting from a transaction-oriented, commission-based compensation model to an asset management fee. The report cited a study by Cerulli Associates that surveyed financial advisers and found more than half of them had more than 50 per cent of their ...

Wealth transfer strategies top adviser books

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... children and grandchildren over the next two decades could be the catalyst of an adviser's success. According to a Bankwest study called the Inherited Housing Report, as much as $400 billion worth of property could change hands over the next 15 years. ...

AustralianSuper and AMP fight for super's most wanted

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... government fund PSS and QSuper at 4.4 per cent each. While AMP comes a "poor second" at only half the preference in this study, a separate CoreData research however shows they are the number one choice, not AustralianSuper. In addition, AMP is set to ...

ASX companies fall short on corruption disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
Australian listed companies are not properly addressing potential corruption and bribery issues of their employees, a study revealed, amid one of Australia's biggest mining company's being forced to defend itself against corruption allegations. CAER ...