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InvestSense launches asset allocation guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... been launched by portfolio construction and consulting firm, InvestSense. InvestSense, which was spun out from ailing research firm van Eyk by a team of its consultants when the group went into liquidation in October last year, said it anchors its analysis ...

UBS hands wealth management business to senior staff

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... custodised with a global triple A rated custodian. Crestone intends to access UBS's global macro-economic and local equities research and its capital markets deal flow. "Our objective is to create Australia's first independent global wealth manager - ...

Retirees urged to add stocks

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... a 10-year Treasury bond yielding 2%. Milliman Australia principal, Wade Matterson, said the company was doing its own research on the local market and expected numbers to be "slightly more pronounced." He said all symptoms presented in the paper, Reducing ...

Super rules for women still unclear

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... likelihood of variable workforce participation, longer life expectancy and on average lower superannuation balances. Research suggests there are differences in the way that women and men generally interact with finances, indicating the need for a tailored ...

Market lower as Wall Street falls

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... on Chinese stimulus hopes. "Eurozone indices have struggled... weighed down by Greek debt concerns," said Kash Kamal, research analyst at Sucden Financial. "The prospect of a potential conclusion (to debt talks) towards the end of May or early June ...

BNY Mellon to provide ESG insights

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
BNY Mellon has partnered with Dutch research and analysis firm Sustainalytics to provide environmental, social and governance insights to securities issuers. In response to growing ESG concerns in its investor-base, and the growing number of signatories ...

Smart beta here to stay, research confirms

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... the world's portfolios, with professional investors increasingly combining multiple smart beta strategies, new global research found. The FTSE Russell Smart Beta: 2015 Global Survey Findings from Asset Owners survey confirmed that 55% of respondents ...

Universities at fossil fuel divestment frontlines

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... increasingly relevant in the institutional investment sector. As reported in Financial Standard, Mercer and LGT Capital Partners research showed that of the 97 institutions surveyed across 22 countries - including Australia, Japan, Belgium, France, Germany ...

Senior execs complain of stagnant careers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... staggering 86% of senior accounting and finance executives believe their career prospects have stagnated, according to a research paper by national recruitment company axr. The findings are contained in CFgrOw authored by axr director Brad Eisenhuth. ...

ACSA awards best custody executives

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... testing of the company announcement forms, and SWIFT compatible message testing. Hacker received the award for guiding research and leading the drafting of a number of industry submissions. O'Connor was recognised for his role in market consultation ...