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Act soon on Johnson Report: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... taxes and levies on insurance and the development of an Asian region funds passport. While the FSC applauds the long-term goals set out in the Asian Century White Paper, Brogden said that the window of opportunity was closing fast, and quick action was ...

Sunsuper harnesses Facebook reach

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... a highly effective means through which we've been able to engage with members and the general community," she said. "Our goals through social media have been to support the fund's growth and retention of members, as well as make information and customer ...

Financial Simplicity boosts managed accounts offering

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... investors advisers and model managers, said its new rules-based engine integrates investor personal preferences, investment goals and tax considerations to help improve outcomes. Some examples of where this functionality will be most constructive include ...

AMP re-signs van Eyk for three years

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... Research said he was pleased his firm would continue to work with AMP to assist its clients in meeting their investment goals. Two weeks ago AMP also appointed Morningstar as a partner for research consultancy. Under this separate agreement, effective ...

Defensive investors may have traded risks

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... overlooked defensive part of their portfolio. The absence of defensive strength can have a serious impact on retirement goals, he said. Turek believes investors should adopt a three-component framework to deal with three permanent risks - interest rate ...

Australian foundations sample impact investing

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... including allocating from the corpus to market rate investments where they align with the foundation's mission and programmatic goals. Chief executive of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), Luther M Ragin Jr. said the 5% minimum payout requirement ...

AMP partners with Morningstar for research

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... Kennaway, head of fund research, Asia Pacific at Morningstar said the firm's mission is to help investors reach their financial goals and is a natural fit with AMP's business. "AMP's research teams, advisers, and ultimately end investors will all benefit ...

APRAs' best intentions misleading: Super industry

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... message to super fund members by measuring short term investment volatility, rather than the risk in regards to members' goals. Young members in particular could be driven away from growth assets, and ultimately reduce their income in retirement, said ...

Blahs take the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... you have documented evidence that you're getting growth in income and the unemployment rate consistent with your economic goals." "For the last seven months we've been treading water. That's different from what we expected at the beginning of the year," ...

North to offer bank deposit rebates

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... environment an allocation to cash is an attractive option for some clients to help them achieve their long term savings goals. "North has seen strong growth in term deposit funds under administration over the past year, jumping from 1.3% to 6.9% of total ...