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QROP advise must improve: AMP

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... about their foreign country tax rules, and their paperwork requirements. "It's also a good idea to do some cost benefit analysis as "not all countries have pension systems that are less flexible than Australia," Singh advised. He cites transfers from ...

Small shareholders eclipsed by instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... counter previous studies that showed Australia had a strong culture of small shareholder engagement in local stocks. The analysis is based on data published in company annual reports, and was conducted for the Australasian Investor Relations Association ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... December 2012. Responses from 13,459 investors were included in the report, with 6,218 current share traders included in the analysis.

Fewer asset consultants dominate super fund space

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... of the central gatekeepers in influencing super funds' choice of manager and investment strategy. However, Rainmaker analysis suggests that the influence of a small handful of these advisers is being diluted due to consolidation between asset consultants. ...

Alternative funds delivering: van Eyk

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... said. Olsen also said it was important when examining these funds to look at them over the long term. "I have seen some analysis of these types of funds which try to assess them over time periods as short as 12 months," he said. "This does a great disservice ...

XPLAN best planning software in 2012

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... according to an Investment Trends report. The 2012 Financial Planning Software Report by Investment Trends is an in-depth analysis of the eight fully featured planning applications most frequently used by Australian financial advisers. Specific focus ...

Super funds post stellar returns - AREITs on top

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... December as the SelectingSuper Workplace default option index climbed to a 32-month high of 12.1%, the latest Rainmaker analysis shows. The positive result has been driven by the recent strong performance of equity markets in 2012. The index of Australian ...

EDHEC-Risk reveals risk control plan

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... of the value chain within the industry rather than the investment positions taken by funds on financial markets. The analysis concludes that current regulation of the industry, whilst containing positive elements, does not solve the problem of non-financial ...

Public pension liabilities add to eurozone debt woes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... stagnant growth and political upheaval - all prevalent in the eurozone - would add to the risk. The EDHEC-Risk Institute analysis concludes that investors and rating agencies must be more vigilant when evaluating the fiscal health of sovereigns.

A-REITs come out on top in 2012

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... diversification. "The risk-on, risk-off volatility is likely to continue in the foreseeable future and the risk vs. return analysis demonstrates the value of diversification, particularly in this environment," said Russell Investments director of client ...