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Shares increasingly popular for Gen Y

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
More than half of CommSec's new customer base is aged under 35, and more than a quarter of 25 to 34-year-olds directly own shares according to the company's latest analysis. CommSec has undertaken a review of share trading and economic developments ...

FEATURE: Alternatives - Taking the plunge

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... the university has grown its endowment from US$12.7 billion ($17 billion) to US$23.9 billion ($32 billion) over the past decade. Over FY2014, it generated a 20.2% return. PwC's June 29 report, Alternative Asset Management 2020, confirms this trend globally ...

ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... phenomenon, which is why Zhu thinks that the economy will likely remain heavily dependent on investment-led growth in the next decade. The inclusion of China mainland shares into global indices will likely boost foreign flows. The country currently represents ...

SPECIAL REPORT: Let's talk about managed accounts

A joke that's done the rounds on managed accounts is that they've been "the next big thing" for two decades running. Launched in the mid-1990s, managed accounts were the sparkly space age pen of investment portfolios. Just one slight hitch - pencils ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... responsible for leading the firm's relationships with Australian clients. HESTA appoints marketing executive - After a decade as marketing and strategy manager at NGS Super, Lisa Samuels has made the move from Adelaide to Melbourne for a new role at ...

AMP expands US credit research team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... Atika Capital Management. Judi Rossetti will start on 3 August 2015 as portfolio manager, bringing to the team more than a decade of experience covering consumer sectors. She was previously a senior director of corporate finance at Fitch Ratings. Prior ...

HESTA appoints marketing executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
After a decade as marketing and strategy manager at NGS Super, Lisa Samuels has made the move from Adelaide to Melbourne for a new role at HESTA. Samuels has joined the $32 billion industry superannuation fund as executive marketing strategy. Announcing ...

SMSFs gear up for advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
... trustees taking an active role in managing their savings helps ensure continued confidence. "As we've seen over the last decade, SMSFs are not a flash in the pan. As these preliminary findings show, SMSF trustees continue to show a preference for direct ...

ACT government fund appoints First State Super

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... chief executive Michael Dwyer said. He added that First State Super will be the ACT Government's default fund for another decade. "Across the wider ACT region we now have in excess of 32,000 members with more than $1.5 billion in retirement savings," ...

Super fund members switching at record rates: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Australians are paying attention to the superannuation conversation with new data showing super members are switching funds at a level not seen since 2010. Eleven per cent of super members switched funds last year, up from 9% in 2013. About 5% are intending ...