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Asset consultants "useless": Oxford University study

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... can be used broadly across their client base because it economises the costs of monitoring client fund holdings. The study notes that recommended products would need to deliver even higher returns than other products to offset consultant fees. The paper ...

SMSF contributions down 25%, AMP survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... reductions in official interest rates and sentiment about future movements and new capital raisings via bank-issued subordinated notes." Allocation to Australian shares also increased over the year from 35.8% to 37.5%, though it fell by 0.5% in the June ...

Who do you trust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013

Rubik launches COIN app

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... software. Advisers can also update the personal details of existing clients, create new client groups and view and create file notes for clients. The COIN Rapid app will be available to all Rubik institutional clients that have COIN version 4.1 or later ...

Rivkin firm launches managed funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... mandate listed investment company that holds ASX-listed companies, hybrid securities, preference shares and floating rate notes; similar to the existing Rivkin Local advice product. There will also be an unconstrained long/short global hedge fund that ...

ANZ launches SMSF investment solution

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... solution addressed at self-managed super funds (SMSF) focused on generating additional yield from their portfolios. ANZ Argon Notes was created after ANZ realised that most investors are more interested on generating yield rather than capital growth ...

Board quotas an "embarrassment" for Australia: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... colleagues to be considered for an ASX 200 board." Although the level of women on boards has increased slightly, BlackRock notes there has been little change in the level of diversity among key management personnel. Furthermore, BlackRock adds that disclosures ...

Bendigo Wealth launches new low-risk income fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... quarterly income distributions. It is free to invest in a wide range of assets including term-deposits, bonds, floating rate notes and asset-backed securities. Coinciding with Bendigo Wealth's second anniversary, the new product follows the launches ...

SuperStream data standards superficial

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... towards electronic protocols before all sections are prepared. A statement on the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)'s website notes that the data standards provide a consistent, reliable electronic method of transacting linked data and payments for superannuation ...

Confusion reigns over financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... literacy interventions and evaluations are still developing, and it is widely recognised that both are inherently difficult," notes the consultation paper. Financial literacy programs are also hampered by emerging evidence that the dramatically increased ...