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Deposits the battleground for margins

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... Combined with sub-trend economic growth and a downfall in sentiment, the major banks are facing ongoing challenges in generating sustainable profits. "This is driving an increased focus on cost control and expense management. "Strategically, the interesting ...

Private debt gets 'time in the sun'

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... performance," said Boys, adding the liquidity sacrifice is typically three years but that a current invested fund is generating around 9%. While the major banks have traditionally dominated the commercial lending market, Basel 3 has prompted a spate ...

Zurich continues Investments restructure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... both retail and institutional partners, along with fund managers and investment research houses. He will also focus on generating distribution opportunities for investment products. Formerly senior investments specialist, Patrick Noble has taken the ...

ASIC strikes against currency trader

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... Richard Waryn, both appointed this time last year. Your Trading Room was established in Australia in 2007 and operated by generating revenue from providing currency-trading training to mum-and-dad investors. The company is said to have raised millions ...

Advisers told to rethink growth asset allocations

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... rise, Australia faced underfunded public and private sector retirement strategies with broad implications in terms of generating real returns amid low growth. "If they achieve it, the Australian government's contraction of its budget is going to be a ...

ATO warns SMSFs on property transfers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... SMSF real property assets, the ATO said trustees should avoid transferring residential property unless it is income generating and effectively a business asset with proper arms length arrangements in place. "Before you transfer a business real property ...

Growth in popularity of lifecycle strategies: PIMCO

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... the early years, when an individual's tolerance for risk is generally higher, and shift over time into more income generating and capital preservation assets, such as fixed income, as members near retirement." However the research found super fund members ...

Local Government Super adopts ESG risk tools

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... sector basis. "Local Government Super believes that a well-developed responsible investment strategy can both assist in generating long-term risk-controlled investment returns, while also aligning ourselves with our members' environmental and social ...

Advisers need to work on social media presence

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... LinkedIn is the most popular social media tool for US advisers, with 60% of social media users reporting success in generating referrals or acquiring new clients. The message from Pannunzio is to use words that promote search engine optimisation, actively ...

Fixed asset allocation outdated: Schroders

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... the '80s and '90s when there were very different economic conditions - you had levering up and disinflation. One was generating asset price appreciation and the other was pushing interest rates down. That's an environment conducive to equities," he said. ...