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Sentiment recovers but cash still king

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... holding a record $976.7 billion in cash and deposits - representing 22.7% of all financial assets," she said. "While our research shows one in five (19.2%) mass affluent investors intend to purchase a new investment product in the next quarter, up from ...

Negative interest rates drive spike in safe sales

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... trying to generate more economic growth," Colonial First State Global Asset Management's head of economic and market research, Stephen Halmarick, said at an adviser briefing in Sydney.

Centrepoint debuts brand realignment

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... service for our clients. "This newly simplified structure gives our advisers and brokers easier access to our technology, research, training, and investment solutions, particularly for those who operate across multiple business lines. "That makes it ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
Australia housing finance The latest dwelling finance commitment report gave almost immediate evidence to the RBA governor Glenn Stevens' 7 June statement that, "Indications are that the effects of supervisory measures have strengthened lending standards ...

Suncorp rolls out online only super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... their mobile through the Suncorp Bank app. We'll be bringing this to market later this year," Diuncan said. Suncorp's own research found 44% of Australians not interested in super would be more engaged if their super account operated more like a bank ...

Concerns about EM unwarranted: William Blair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... market countries, which although it has declined, it is relative to developed markets. "This [factor] is important because research shows relative GDP growth rates are a key factor in determining outperformance of emerging versus developed markets," ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
RBA holds The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept domestic monetary policy settings steady at its 7 June Board meeting, announcing no change in the official cash rate which the central bank cut to a record low 1.75% at its 3 May meeting. "Taking account ...

Group insurers at mercy of a handful of super funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... plays out. For insurers, there continues to be relatively high market concentration. Rainmaker's soon-to-be released research shows the current top five group insurers in the market provide insurance to more than 80% of members of super funds. The research ...

Bennelong expands institutional sales team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... years. In this role, he was working with institutional prospects and building relationships with asset consultants and research houses. Prior to this, he worked in client services at both Treasury Group and National Custodian Services (NAB). Based in ...

Surveys show accumulation and retirement battle

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... retirement because "top end" members made up 17.9% of survey participants and accounted for 55% of fund balances. Roy Morgan Research industry communications director Norman Morris said: "This segment is the primary group facing potential losses to self-managed ...