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Griffith, FPA launch academic advice journal

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... Financial Planning Association (FPA) will publish an academic journal dedicated to financial planning. The Financial Planning Research Journal will publish academic research around financial advice and it is aimed at academics and industry practitioners. ...

Cost cuts put research at risk

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... to lower operating costs in reaction to FoFA and competitive pressures will drive wealth groups to keep pruning their research capabilities, driving clients to source third-party solutions or reduce the role of research altogether. Research insiders ...

IOOF execs asked to face Senate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... in Sydney on July 7. The invite has been sent today to IOOF chief executive Chris Kelaher and to the business' head of research Peter Hilton, a spokesperson for Nationals' Senator John Williams told Financial Standard. The hearing would fall under the ...

Wilson HTM shareholders approve acquisition

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... Wilson HTM Securities and Advisory will look after WIG's private wealth, corporate advisory, institutional equities and research divisions. At the same time, Wilson HTM created the role of head of capital markets and appointed Rob Snow to the role. Snow ...

Investors concerned smart beta lacks transparency

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
Investors fear that smart beta indices lack full transparency on methodology and risk analytics, global research found. "Respondents appear to have major concerns about the quality of these products," the EDHEC-Risk Institute 'Investor Interest in and ...

PwC to review IOOF advice research division

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
IOOF has commissioned PwC to conduct a review of its advice research division following media reports of misconduct such as insider trading and front running. Group head of research and portfolio construction Matthew Drennan "is currently reviewing ...

Equipsuper members anxious about retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
Research recently commissioned by Equipsuper shows why education and advice are vital components to any superannuation fund as members become more anxious about their retirement. Equipsuper's 2015 annual member survey, conducted by CoreData, suggests ...

Asset allocation is over, investors chase returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... given way to a focus on returns, which has led to the "bondification" of equities, a global report found. The 2015 CREATE-Research report commissioned by Principal Global Investors (PGI) found that 70% of institutional investors chase returns, not asset ...

Is now the time to buy IOOF?

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... could benefit from the sharp drop in IOOF share price following information in the media about misconduct within its research and wealth management divisions. IOOF share price dropped as much as 21% on Monday as the market reacted to information made ...

Life risk sales falling

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... total permanent disability (TPD) and trauma insurance sales fell by 8% to $280 million in the March quarter, according to research by DEXX&R. DEXX&R's report notes that this time is "traditionally the slowest quarter" for insurance sales, but sales were ...