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NFP directors not engaged in fundraising

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... becoming increasingly competitive and requires the involvement of the board and CEO," he said. The study, carried out by researchers at the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at the Queensland University of Technology, found that ...

Women don't trust financial advisers: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... spend more time building trust and knowing what women want before trying to sell them anything," Russell said. The researchers are now preparing a questionnaire based on the preliminary findings. Over the next months, they expect to interview 1,000 women ...

Insto investors bullish on equities: EIU survey

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... bonds are particularly susceptible to the unwanted effects of looser monetary policies aimed at stimulating growth," researchers said. The BNY Mellon sponsored survey also showed that institutional investors were largely positive about short-term prospects ...

ASIC eyes off researchers

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... products yesterday. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said it posted the updated policy to help researchers meet their legal obligations, and to bring its rules in line with the Future of Financial Advice reforms. ASIC's new ...

One-stop admin and investment shops target SMSFs

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... accountants to institutions that can offer a truly one-stop shop. Interestingly, new research by Plan For Life (Actuaries & Researchers) reveals that retail managers that have sold a combination of investment and administration services to SMSFs, now ...

Market anxiety shrouds SMSF appetite for equities

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... survey implies that SMSFs would have earned 10% in the 12 months to end September before fees and taxes. Meanwhile the researchers' SelectingSuper fund performance survey for September shows that regular super achieved 11% returns after fees and taxes. ...

Platforms at 10 year low

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... reaching their lowest levels in ten years, a recent report reveals. According to a report by Plan for Life Actuaries and Researchers, the overall platform market fell by 1.4% or $5.8 billion in funds under management (FUM) to stand at $423.1 billion ...

Climate change already an insurance risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... for. "Since climate change could lead to losses on a scale never before experienced, insurers are not waiting for researchers to produce all the answers," notes a report the US Insurance Information Institute that was published in February this year. ...

IMCA names CIMA scholarship winners

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... academically accredited course that seeks to address the unique demands and requirements of investment consultants and fund researchers. The winners of the 2012 CIMA scholarship includes Charmaine Cheung, co-head of managed funds and structured investments ...

Aus investors over-reacting on Euro fears

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... sentiment may be over-reacting as markets are already pricing in the worst-case scenario, according to a number of researchers. "We're more hostage to Europe only in a sentiment and financial market sense," said David McDonald, Credit Suisse Private ...