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Gen Y can drive SMSF growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... opportunity for financial advisers by delivering holistic services to increasing SMSF interest among Generation Y clients. Research commissioned by the SMSF Association and nabtrade shows more than 60% of Gen Y SMSF trustees are challenged by understanding ...

FEATURE: Alternatives - Taking the plunge

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... of portfolio losses during the GFC. One of these concerns can be broadly addressed: in general, BlackRock investment research shows that portfolios with some exposure to alternatives actually performed better during the GFC than those with a traditional ...

IOOF merges two licences

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... Financial Standard, 182 planners were with Shadforth in March 2014. Finally, in response to rumours that IOOF's entire research team had gone on leave following the company's recent Senate enquiry, the spokesperson said that only two of the nine-person ...

2015 Mother's Day Classic raised $3.1m

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... will hopefully have a lasting impact not just on breast cancer but on a range of other cancers that benefit from the research," they added. The 2016 event is set down for Sunday 8 May next year.

SMSFs keeping cash for better markets

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... annualised growth rate since the introduction of Simpler Super reforms in 2008. The figures form part of annual SMSF research released jointly by Vanguard and Investment Trends yesterday. This year's report is based on a survey of about 4000 SMSF trustees ...

InvestSMART launches free robo-advice tool

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... recommended portfolios - which he added did include InvestSMART's own portfolios, but were "product-agnostic" - were based on research by InvestSMART's own dedicated in-house investment team. "We're not a fintech startup. We didn't start yesterday in ...

GFC recovery only tentative

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... that strong dollar/weak commodity backdrop has been a real challenge for emerging markets." Head of economic and market research at Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Stephen Halmarick, said Australian investors were most likely cautious after ...

Power in super advertising

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... brand recognition and loyalty," Stevenson said. "And industry funds have done a brilliant job at that. We have conducted research recently and found that people love their industry fund. When you ask them why they love their actual individual fund, they ...

China impossible to ignore for asset managers

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... an economy of that size is going to have to go through as they continue on its journey." Head of economic and market research at Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Stephen Halmarick, said the firm found themselves on the optimistic side when ...

Insurance advisers focusing on client segmentation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
Clients seeking insurance advice can be segmented into three broad categories and advised accordingly, according to research by AIA Australia and the Beddoes Institute. The research paper, The advice challenge: Understanding what clients value, defines ...