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AFA Adviser, Practice of the Year named

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
David Reed from The Retirement Advice Centre was presented with the 2015 AFA Adviser of the Year Award at the close of another successful national conference in Cairns. At the same time, Kearney Group took home the coveted Practice of the Year Award. ...

Australians don't want government to step in on super: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... Australians that federal government intervention with superannuation will damage their retirement savings. According to annual research released by REST Industry Super today, 86% of more than 1,000 respondents were "concerned that government intervention ...

AMP appoints ESG analyst

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
AMP Capital has appointed a senior investment analyst to its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment research team to increase the manager's focus on corporate governance. Kristen Le Mesurier will report to head of ESG research Ian Woods ...

Women to inherit 70% of intergenerational wealth: report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... Report, 'Barriers to Achieving Financial Gender Equity', at the Inspire Community of Practice Breakfast yesterday. The research and statistics revealed that far too many women fall behind on their savings and retire in poverty - despite the same research ...

Beware 'apples with apples' super comparisons

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
If superannuation funds' investment performance is to be compared on an "apples with apples" basis there are several key points to consider, according to researcher Rainmaker Information. This week Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) member ...

Futuro makes five key appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... service coordinator across its aligned practices. Manly Financial Services in Sydney has appointed a senior strategy and research adviser, Brisbane-based iPlan has hired a planner, and Stablewealth in Perth has appointed a technical planner, para-planner ...

Imputation's economic effects unclear: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... about the implications of dividend imputation forming economic policy. Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) research director, Professor Kevin Davis, reiterated this message at the Funding Australia's Future forum in Sydney this week. Presenting ...

Australian IPOs beat US

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
New research from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM) has found Initial Public Offerings made in Australia could raise more capital than they could in the US, despite the Australian market's smaller size and depth. MGSM dean, Professor ...

Millennials champion impact investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
Ethics, values and social impact are set to become the new benchmarks in asset management as young investors look beyond returns. A recent Standard Life Investments YouGov poll on values-based investing showed that people between 18 and 24 years old ...

Retirement incomes become industry focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... retirees use their income stream to fund services such as health care and aged care. Vamos' comments were responding to a research paper prepared for the forum by Monash University professor Deborah Ralston. They also come after the government announced ...