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ASIC chairman to head international auditors forum

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
... globe. Members discuss issues including audit supervision for international audits, the implications on competition and choice in the audit market and the factors that drive audit quality.

DFA funds "holy grail" research on Aussie equities

One of the leading passive fund managers in the world, Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) has funded an Australian-based research to find the "holy grail" model of evaluating Australian equities. UQ Business School's head Professor Tim Brailsford, Monash ...

Fund advertising is essential: Retailers Assoc

... group that is the principal sponsor of the public offer industry fund REST, has told the Senate Super Inquiry that post-choice super funds have no choice but to advertise. "Advertising is an essential part of attracting and retaining members - it can ...

SERF awards MLIM $85m portable alpha mandate

... separated from the underlying market returns from that benchmark (the "beta") and moved onto another "beta" of the investor's choice. The aim is to give investors the extra returns without adding extra 'market exposure' to their portfolio. The strategy ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
Signs of a possible slowing in business investment were revealed yesterday when the ABS released data on private sector capital expenditure, which showed an increase of only 1.1 per cent over the June quarter. The annual growth in business investment ...

Industry funds warn on master trust switching

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... should be on the lookout for significant changes to their super arrangements, particularly fees. "Most employees exercising choice of fund do not access fee discounts unless they come to an industry super fund. Further, when employees leave an employer ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
Australian Bureau of Statistics data released yesterday revealed a 0.6 per cent increase in the seasonally adjusted value of retail sales in July to $18.1 billion, largely as a result of a 7 per cent increase in department store sales which accounted ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006
The Australian automotive industry continues to struggle with the latest figures from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries showing that, following the reduction in tariffs to 10 per cent from 15 per cent in January 2005, locally made light cars ...

Intelligently designed eLearning programs boost sales

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
... establishing a brand as an 'authority' in its category, according to Becker. "In the current financial services environment of choice and competition, service providers are looking for ways to differentiate themselves and build stronger relationships ...

Fees versus commission not an issue

... not a problem, providing the customer fully understands what they are being charged. The survey revealed that given the choice, 20 per cent of advisers said that their clients would prefer commissions. Surprisingly, a lower 14 per cent said switching ...