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Fund manager criticises "rip-off" fees

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... former Aegon Asset Management (now Kames Capital) chief executive Russell Hogan but to save on costs he recruited bright young graduates with no experience to train as equity analysts. The portfolio is also made up almost exclusively of large blue-chip ...

Retail funds favour lifecycle MySuper options

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
More than half of all retail funds offering MySuper products have adopted a lifecycle approach, while all but four industry funds have opted for static strategic asset allocation (SAA), according to research by Mercer. The release of the research, entitled ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... (0.28 per cent) at 1,843.80 and the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index was up 28.18 points (0.67 per cent) at 4,225.76. Alec Young, global equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ, said the first batch of earnings reports has been "a little underwhelming," ...

MySuper lifecycle options not for everyone: AusSuper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
MySuper lifecycle products are not the best option for super funds whose members have lower balances, according to AustralianSuper investment manager Alistair Barker. Over the last year as funds have launched their MySuper options, many have opted for ...

Westpac trumpets infrastructure's 'annuity style' potential

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Increased investment in infrastructure by superannuation funds would provide retirees with a much-needed "annuity-style" income stream, according to Westpac Group. In a submission to the Productivity Commission's Public Infrastructure Inquiry, the bank ...

Majority of Australians remain wary of technology

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... "ambitious individuals who adopt technology fairly early for career and time-saving purposes." The remaining 14% are students and young part-time workers who are usually fast to adapt to social media styles of technology.

Expected retirement age slowly going up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
Despite the policy push for increasing the retirement age, most Australians are still retiring in their early fifties even though more future retirees expect to have to keep working beyond age 70. The average age of retirement in Australia in 2012-13 ...

AFA to train young advisers on soft skills

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will be focusing on helping advisers develop emotional intelligence and soft skills in its GenXt Roadshow for 2014. The roadshow will kick off in Hobart on February 4, 2014, and will also visit Adelaide, Perth ...

Canberra adviser rolls out pilot project to engage GenYs

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
... GenYs in financial planning. Cashflow Coach, which has been designed by financial adviser Michael Miller, gathers about 10 young people together once a month in a group session on managing a budget and cash flow. "People from 20 to 30 years old usually ...

Standard Life Investments appoints Australia chairman

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
Standard Life Investments has appointed Peter Young to the newly created role of non-executive chairman for Australia and New Zealand. Young was chairman of investment banking at ABN AMRO Group in Australia and New Zealand until 2006 and a member of ...