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Planners continue insurer switches

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
One in five financial planners is in the market for new insurers according to the latest data from wealth management researcher Investment Trends. The Investment Trends' 2015 Planner Risk Report also found that planners are likely to continue their ...

Ranger brings global equity strategy to Australia

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
The $4 billion US-based Ranger Capital Group has launched its Global Income and Growth fund in Australia through its subsidiary Ranger International, with the Myer Family Company coming on board as a seed investor. Over the past 12 years, the strategy ...

William Blair earns Lonsec rating

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
The William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund has received its first rating by research house Lonsec. Lonsec said the fund's strengths include "the manager's history of managing emerging markets portfolios" and also "a quality portfolio management ...

Super gender gap large, but closing

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... average super balances of men and women has closed considerably in the last decade but is still a major problem, the latest research from Roy Morgan shows. In the 12 months to June 2015, women with superannuation had an average balance of $101,900 compared ...

SelectingSuper CompareOnline enhances research depth

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
Rainmaker has dramatically enhanced the product research data depth available in its SelectingSuper CompareOnline SOA and superannuation comparison website. SelectingSuper CompareOnline is the web-based comparison system used by adviser groups, super ...

JPMAM appoints global market strategist

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... insights strategy team from JPMAM's London offices, where he was a global market strategist. Prior to JPMAM, he was a senior research analyst at Pension Protection Fund. "Australia is a strategic priority for JPMAM, with significant investment being ...

Australian managers most focused on ESG

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... preferred level of assurance, and about how much investors are willing to pay for ESG assurances," Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute (IRRC) executive director Jon Lukomnik said. The research also concluded that the top three issues in ...

Infrastructure deals fall as valuations skyrocket

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
The average deal size for infrastructure investments has risen by 56% in the last three years, according to Preqin research. The average deal size in 2015 is roughly $852 million, compared to $546 million in 2013. Perhaps as a result, the total number ...

SSFS meets client demand for phone advice

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... Services (SSFS) developed its Wollongong-based "client hub" to deliver over-the-phone financial advice based on client research, according to SSFS general manager, financial planning Sean Bradley. Speaking to Financial Standard, Bradley said that in ...

Insurance literacy on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
More Australians are considering the features and benefits of life insurance policies as well as cost, according to research by TAL and policy comparison service Lifebroker. Lifebroker's data shows that while 44% of users rely on basic price comparisons ...