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Westpac adviser sets up private wealth firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... "Integral Private Wealth will have an independent focus and will remain institutionally connected with access to the latest research and intelligence," he said. "Australians seeking financial advice are seeking more transparent relationships, superior ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... since recent economic data releases hint at a more robust global economy as earnings and inflation fears subside", said research analyst Kash Kamal at Sucden Financial. Investors were nevertheless keeping an eye on developments with Greece, with the ...

Saxo launches trading platform for SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... see their account history, manage data subscriptions and view price alerts. The platform was built based on industry research of 3,000 Saxo clients. Investment Trends analyst Irene Guiamatsia said that SMSFs and high net worth investors "are driving ...

SG Hiscock appoints head of research

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
SG Hiscock & Company (SGH) has appointed a head of research from Goldman Sachs to head the SGH20 concentrated equity team. Hamish Tadgell joins SGH from Goldman Sachs, where he was chief investment officer for Australia's global investment research ...

Franking credits matter, academics say

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... and for the Australian economy, academics for the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) argued in a research paper. "There is ample evidence that Australian companies have lifted payout ratios in order to distribute franking credits," ...

Shares rise after four-days of losses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... losses. The iron ore price rose 1.4 per cent overnight, giving the miners bit of a boost, Australian Stock Report head of research Chris Conway said. However, he said the biggest factor behind the market's rise on Friday morning was the fact it had suffered ...

Demand waning for finance executives

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
After significant gains in demand for finance executives over the past 12 months, research by executive search firm E.L Consult suggests the tides may be turning. The findings come from E.L Consult's monthly E.L Index, which is based on analysis of ...

Less than a fifth of SMSFs under advice

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
According to AMP Capital research, just 17% of self-managed super fund trustees use a financial adviser. Based on a survey of nearly 1000 AMP and AMP Capital SMSF trustees, the research also shows that more than half of respondents established SMSFs ...

Retirement incomes lead FUM growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... advice growth among the retail and wholesale superannuation and investment sectors in the year to March 2015. According to research firm DEXX&R, the retirement incomes segment increased by $27.8 billion or 19% in the 12-month period and now stands at ...

SDI products drive retail FUM growth

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... account (SMA) options such as model portfolios, exchange tradeable funds and products, and self managed super funds (SMSF). Research presented by Rainmaker at yesterday's MAX Marketing, Advertising and Sales Forum convened by the research group revealed ...