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Gen Y's more financially independent

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
At a time when Baby Boomers are suffering a sharemarket hammering, fewer GenY children now expect financial assistance with the purchase of their first home than in previous years, according to RaboDirect. According to the latest RaboDirect National ...

UHNW take $720bn hit in 2011

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... there was a lot of income from transactions of active portfolios, nowadays people put it onto a savings account or a term deposit, or a fixed income bond." "There's nothing happening with the portfolio - there's no income, and the costs are going through ...

Older Australians delaying retirement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
A report unveiled yesterday by financial services and superannuation minister, Bill Shorten, revealed that 50% of older Australian intend to delay retirement. The report, titled Financial Wellbeing: Concerns and choices amongst older Australians, also ...

SMSF establishments continue down trend

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
Establishments of self-managed super funds numbered 7,152 in the March quarter, according to the latest Australian Taxation Office statistics, continuing the decline in numbers from the quarterly peak of 10,434 in September 2011. The latest figures ...

Direct super platform targets SMSF exodus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
The rise of the self-managed super fund and an increased desire among members for control over funds has led UBS and FNZ Australia to develop a platform that allows large super funds to provide direct investment services. "It means if you are a member ...

Property syndicate launches for HNW and SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Charter Hall Direct Property has launched a new single property syndicate for high net worth investors and self managed super funds, in response to growing demand for investment opportunities in Perth's CBD. "We are currently in one of the best buying ...

Investors set to remain cautious: Franklin Templeton

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Global investment opportunities will be approached with caution over the next decade, according to a Franklin Templeton Global Investor Sentiment Survey. The 2012 Franklin Templeton Global Investor Sentiment Survey, which includes responses from 20,623 ...

Bentham attracts new super mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
Fidante Partners' boutique, Bentham Asset Management has secured four new super fund mandates worth over $120 million in the last quarter. The new investment mandates for the Bentham Syndicated Loan Fund were received from Intrust Super ($20 million) ...

AMP results show strong growth for products

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
AMP released its first quarter results to 31 March 2012 today, showing strong growth for both AMP Flexible Super and North Platform. AMP Financial Services (AFS) net cash outflows were $292 million for the quarter, compared to net cash outflows of $331 ...

Lonsec: Australian equity markets ready to rebound

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
Australian equity markets are ready to rebound following the RBA's rate cut this week, according to research house Lonsec. "History shows that a period of successive rate cuts nearly always leads to a strong rally in Australian equities," said Bill ...