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Clouds still far away

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
Companies across Australia including wealth management firms are far from adopting cloud systems to boost their technology. According to a new survey from Avanade Australia, around 80 per cent of Australian companies are not using cloud-computing systems ...

Fee-for-service cuts planner revenue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
Advice businesses shifting from commissions to fee-for-service experience revenue drops but not as substantial as expected. Updated research from Elixir Consulting has found that businesses that charge a set dollar fee for their ongoing advice did not ...

Clients listen, but switch anyway

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
More than two thirds of investors listen to the advice of financial advisers, but 40 per cent are willing to make investment switches without consulting their planner, according to a new Securitor survey. Geoff Lloyd, general manager, advice and private ...

ESSSuper introduces monthly switching

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
The $14.6 billion Emergency Services & State Super has increased the frequency of switching rates from a quarterly to monthly starting early this month. Beginning 1 April 2009, members who have an ESSSuper Accumulation Plan, Beneficiary Account, Spouse ...

Super is for income, not wealth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
Super funds should start reporting their performance based on how much income they can provide to members on retirement, not on how much they return in the intervening period when the savings are locked up, said a US-based retirement expert. Don Ezra ...

NCSF to adopt weekly unit pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
The $615 million National Catholic Superannuation Fund is ditching its monthly crediting rates for weekly unit pricing in a bid to increase transparency and execute faster reports on returns. NCSF will be looking to transition to the new reporting system ...

iShares adds three

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
Barclays Global Investors has introduced three new exchange traded funds (ETFs) covering telco, health and consumer brands to give investors the chance to tap "defensive" investment sectors. According to BGI-owned iShares, the new ETFs lets Australians ...

Meat fund invests in high growth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
The $529 million Meat Industry Employees Superannuation Fund is defying the super industry's flight to cash when it recently introduced a new "high growth" investment option to members. Up until the start of this year, MIESF did not offer investment ...

Divide super for members: Rainmaker

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
Australians should be separated into those that want a 'set and forget' fund and others that want a full service super solution to ensure members are in the appropriate fund, according to Alex Dunnin, Rainmaker Information director of research. Speaking ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon as resource stocks dragged the local bourse lower after commodity prices declined. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had fallen 18.9 points, or 0.54 per cent, to 3,449.2, while the broader All ...