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Hybrids must better convey risk: ASIC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is cracking down on the misleading marketing of hybrid securities. ASIC has criticised what it terms "misleading labelling" and "unwarranted comparison" of hybrids to less risky products such ...

FIIG targets SMSFs with low-limit corporate bond

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
Fixed income broker FIIG Securities has cut the lower corporate bond investment limit to $10,000 in a move to attract more investment from the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) sector. FIIG had previously put the limit at $50,000, which was itself ...

Cash love affair continues despite falling rates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
Investors are allocating increasing amounts to cash despite falling interest rates, according to research by Investment Trends. Over the past 12 months cash deposits, including term deposits (TDs), have grown by 7%, reaching a total of $1.8 trillion. ...

Financial planners lose out to accountants on SMSFs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
The number of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) using a fully qualified financial planner has declined over the past six years, despite a significant increase in the number of SMSFs, a new report has shown. Much of this potential new business ...

Planner platform satisfaction reaches record high

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
Planner satisfaction with platforms reached the highest level recorded in an annual Investment Trends' study's ten-year history, surpassing the high that was achieved in 2012. The study is based on a survey of 1,141 financial planners and concluded ...

Financial planners opt for software homogeneity

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
The financial planning software market is looking more and more like a one-horse race, according to research by Investment Trends. In its May 2013 Planner Technology Report, Investment Trends found that IRESS's platform XPLAN has increased its market ...

Westpac launches tailored info service for online investors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
Westpac Online Investing has launched a new tailored information service in response to investors' demand for better research tools and stock-picking recommendations. Described as an "Australian first", the 'Daily Share Tracker' will be delivered to ...

Advisers saturate HNW space

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
An increasing number of advisers are turning their attention to servicing high net worth (HNW) clients, a market that is fast becoming overcrowded according to Harris Fraser managing partner Marc Geary "It has been harder and harder to service the HNW ...

Australian online broker market 'world's most highly concentrated'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
Lack of choice among online brokers may explain why Australians are unlikely to change brokers, despite having comparatively low levels of satisfaction. The Global Online Broking Report, conducted by wealth researcher Investment Trends, surveyed 96,000 ...

Planner and investor concern hits three-year low

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
A drop in investor concern to its lowest level during any point in the global financial crisis (GFC) has prompted a wave of investment into managed funds, according to a new survey from Investment Trends. The March 2013 Planner Direct Equities and SMA ...