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AusSuper public sector division results from merger

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
A Public Sector Division of AustralianSuper will cater to AGEST member needs following the merger of the two funds. The division is designed to capture and build on AGEST's position in the provision of targeted services to public sector employees. "This ...

Retirement funding needs aged care inclusion

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
As budget cuts to public spending loom, wealth providers are warning the cost of aged care needs to be factored into retirement planning. "The likelihood of care and its associated cost needs to be recognised at the beginning of retirement, not when ...

Small-caps beat index but approach with caution

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Small-caps remain riskier than investment in large-cap stocks but do offer significant value Morningstar said today in its Sector Wrap-Up for Australian smaller companies funds. In an assessment of the industry, Morningstar found that even the average ...

New service to boost retiree returns by 1pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
A new service has been launched into Australia to help trustees tailor default investment strategies for their retiree fund members that takes into account their differing risk tolerances and time horizons. Doug Bucknell, managing director of the Australian ...

OneVue continues to target medical profession

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... will always be a high number of investors that will want to work with financial planners on a regular basis, we also recognise that there is a growing market for limited advice and self directed investors who want to do it themselves and seek advice ...

FOFA passing causes industry division

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
The Future of Financial Advice legislation has successfully passed through the House of Representatives to very mixed reactions from the wealth management industry. Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten called the legislation "historic reforms" ...

Mandatory FOFA start date confirmed for July 2013

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... rush the reforms through and to have a sensible implementation timeframe and we're still calling on the government to recognise some of our other suggestions," Mark Rantall, head of the FPA told Financial Standard. The Association of Financial Advisers ...

Genetics not education drives investor behaviour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... engagement strategies. "Our evidence has implications for the design of policy initiatives. It suggests that policy should recognise that many individuals indeed exhibit investment biases, and that altering such biases can be difficult," Cronqvist and ...

Hedge fund FUM to hit $2.3 trillion by year end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... to achieve acceptable returns. "Performance continues to be key, and an increasing number of institutional investors recognise the added benefits hedge funds offer to their portfolios," said Anita Nemes, global head of capital introduction at Deutsche ...

Bendigo Wealth opts for scaled advice ahead of FOFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... Provisio Technologies on the new capability to assist planners give advice more efficiently via a phone-based model. "We recognise that FOFA and MySuper have their challenges, but we are determined to ensure the best outcome for consumers at the end ...