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Midwinter voted the planners choice

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
For the third consecutive year, Midwinter has been voted first for planner satisfaction in the latest Investment Trends report, in a year when the group expanded to 15% market share. Released today, the Investment Trends 2011 Planner Technology Report ...

UK pension liabilities bigger than the bank

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
Falling global equity markets have caused UK pension liabilities to grow in relative size, in one case outstripping the market capitalisation of its parent bank, a Citibank study has found. Lloyds Banking Group now has pension liabilities of 26.8 billion ...

Time-based and opt-in preferred: MSI survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
Financial planners need to work on a time-based fees system if they want to make their business clients happy with opt-in also pegged as a "good idea", according to the MSI Global Alliance August survey. The survey, of around 570 Australian business ...

Advance embarks on multi-blend approach

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
Advance Asset Management has launched two new funds and reshaped another to maximise its multi-blend approach in alternatives, Asian shares and cash, while getting ahead of competitors by conforming to new regulations. Launched yesterday to direct investors ...

AMP targets youth with new campaign

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
AMP and Nova FM have launched a new competition offering its super consolidation service with the chance to win a personal assistant for two days or a $15,000 travel voucher in a bid to attract the youth market to super. Running from August 12 to September ...

On the verge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... is the freefall in the Philadelphia Fed's manufacturing outlook survey. The index dropped like a stone to minus 30.7 in August - the lowest reading since March 2009 -- from plus 3.2 in July. This is worrying because my records show - which dates back ...

Retail funds narrow satisfaction gap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
The satisfaction gap between retail and industry super funds is narrowing, despite the widening investment performance gap, reveals the latest research from Roy Morgan. The satisfaction is now just 3 percentage points, compared to it peaking at 8 percentage ...

Financial services turn to Twitter

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
Over the last few years, financial services firms have been grappling to understand the value of social media as a client relationship tool. Many have now committed but, according to recent US research, the majority have fallen for Twitter over rival ...

Investment cloud clears with Govt draft proposal

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
Moves to align Australia with other financial centres and concerns of uncertainty has prompted the Federal Government to release draft legislation on Australia's investment manager regime. In response to a recommendation by the report of the Australian ...

Super keeping economy strong: ASFA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
Australia's superannuation funds are a key factor in helping Australia through times of global market volatility, according to new research commisioned by ASFA. 'Enhancing financial stability and economic growth: the contribution of superannuation' ...