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Australian dividend growth outpaces global peers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
The underlying growth in dividends paid by Australian companies grew 14.8% in 2015, comfortably ahead of the 9.9% rise in global dividends. According to the Henderson Global Dividend Index, global dividends reached $1.15 trillion in 2015, an increase ...

Returns gap fuels 'dashboard' debate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... play a major role in ongoing policy debate that is splitting the superannuation industry into two distinct factions. New research from Rainmaker Information, released in the latest edition of the Rainmaker Benchmarking report, analysed the performance ...

A negative sum game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
Last week was a happy one for equity markets with most benchmark indices registering sharp gains at the end of five days of trade. Is it now safe to go back in the waters? Or a dead cat bounce? It happened not so long ago, you know -- when the rebound ...

HNWIs foresee bullish 2016

ALEX BURKE  |  SATURDAY, 20 FEB 2016
The majority of high-net-worth investors intend to use more of their cash reserves in 2016, according to research by deVere Group. The deVere research is based on a survey of 767 investors worldwide with investable assets of more than $2 million; of ...

Funds under management to hit $8tr by 2035: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Competition will intensify among the country's largest fund managers as research forecast the size of the wealth management market to reach $8 trillion by 2035, at a bare minimum. In the latest Rainmaker Roundup report on funds under management (FUM) ...

Behavioural coaching is the best route to 'adviser alpha'

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... investors, left to their own devices, tend to fail to rebalance and make bad decisions. "If 7% returns are on the table, our research suggests investors will only achieve 4%. Part of the adviser's job is to get that person closer to 7% by coaching them ...

Adviser roadshow shines light on modern-day advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... than 19,500 financial advisers in Australia as at September 2015, up 5.7% from the previous year, according to Rainmaker research. The average funds under advice (FUA) per adviser also rose to $34.4 million over the same period. The AFA Genxt roadshow ...

Sustainalytics sets up shop in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
ESG researcher Sustainalytics has opened its Sydney office. The company, which has provided responsible investment research to clients including BNY Mellon, Morningstar and ING Investment Management, said this move "expands Sustainalytics' global footprint ...

Zurich launches LIF support initiative

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... following extensive consultation with advisers in the latter part of 2015, and also reflect previously released Zurich research which showed that: advisers were planning to expand their advice offering and seek higher value client segments; and planned ...

Another 6-9 months under Downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
This is the picture of Australia painted by the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity. The headline index fell to a reading of 97.13 in January from 97.17 in the previous month. This is the index's lowest level on record ...