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ASFA recognises super challenge for PC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... resources over time." The Productivity Commission's Issues Paper suggests an appropriate indicator for measuring and benchmarking insurance is the ratio of user costs to claims for bundled insurance. ASFA said there are some issues with this indicator ...

Adviser Network launches SMSFit

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... individual factors, from the client's investment goals and financial situation, to their understanding of performance benchmarking and relevant regulatory issues. SMSFit then generates a limited Statement of Advice (SOA) that reflects the client's attitude ...

New energy benchmark guide for instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... on energy use. "Of the 181 companies that reported in the six sectors, 73 had incomplete or insufficient data for benchmarking. In addition, among the top 100 steel-producing companies, less than a third report their energy data voluntarily through the ...

Research places State Super on top

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... to provide their satisfaction scores (0-10) for each service area. Woolcott Research also conducted the industry benchmarking research through its consumer Omnibus Survey of 1,000 members of the adult Australian public.

Investors must look past market noise: AXA IM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... decisions or is the result of a push to meet short term demands and trends. "While indices play an important role in benchmarking - which is of critical importance to asset owners - the cap weighted nature of most indices, as well as the short-run relative-return ...

Narev defends CommInsure record, wrote to five customers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... "CommInsure uses a range of measures to monitor its claim processes; these include participation in various external benchmarking studies, as well as data from FOS. These measures have not given rise to systemic concerns about the accuracy or integrity ...

XPLAN named best app

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... superannuation intra-fund advice technology, with Infocus Platformplus awarded the 2015 innovation award for using peer benchmarking to promote best practice. "The deployment of Decimal at Mercer and QSuper is a significant milestone for intra-fund advice ...

Lifestage funds outperform early

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... for older age cohorts dampened the market impact with superior, albeit still negative returns," Rainmaker's latest Benchmarking report said. "Single investment strategy results were largely between these ranges; they outperformed all lifestage products ...

Australian non-bank finance shows robust growth

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... has already become a multi-billion dollar market. Titled "Harnessing Potential, Asia Pacific Alternative Finance Benchmarking Report", the study surveyed over 500 alternative finance companies and captured an estimated 70% of the visible market. "Activity ...

Parametric scores international equities mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... using Parametric's capacity to develop customised portfolios. The TMI strategy also provides clients with after-tax benchmarking and performance reporting to provide full transparency into portfolio outcomes on a before and after-tax basis. The latest ...