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Investors more satisfied with SMSF than pooled funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... satisfaction. The findings come out of a survey of over 30,000 people with superannuation. Norman Morris, industry communications director at Roy Morgan Research, says that the desire to reduce fees is a major motivation for people setting up an SMSF. ...

SMSF members still happiest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... retail and a to a lesser extent industry funds into SMSFs," said Norman Morris, Roy Morgan Research's industry communications director. Roy Morgan found that the satisfaction gap between industry and retail funds is so pronounced that the best performing ...

BNP Paribas appoints relationship management head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... (CMSF) program committee and acting as a judge for the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Communications Awards.

CFSGAM bullish on listed infrastructure

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... added. "Long-term trends like urban congestion, globalisation of trade, security of energy supplies, and mobility of communications have placed enormous strain on infrastructure networks and will require investment over many decades." Backed by the right ...

Members lack info on fees

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... largest information gaps for members of Australian funds, according to a recent survey. The 2012 Member Sentiment and Communications Report by Investment Trends and QSuper surveyed members on their understanding and attitudes towards fees, and found ...

Trilogy takeover attempt piracy: LM

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... in the FMIF, and the LM Currency Protected Australian Income Fund holds 24% investment in the FMIF. Based on the communications that LM CEO, Peter Drake and his senior executives have had with clients (concerning investment in the fund), most support ...

Vanguard makes index switch

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... index funds to new benchmarks developed by the University of Chicago. Robin Bowerman, head of market strategy and communications at Vanguard Australia said the key driver behind the move was the negotiation of licencing agreements for the benchmarks ...

Vanguard to publish portfolio holdings

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... holdings for all its funds from October, the fund manager announced today. Vanguard's head of market strategy and communications, Robin Bowerman said, "This move is designed to improve transparency for investors and ensure they have the information they ...

BTFG launches adviser website with financial reforms focus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... that advisers sought more information on how the changes would impact their practices. "FRANK will be the central communications hub for advisers and dealer groups on reform, providing legislative updates, information about product and platform changes ...

Zurich says no to online sales

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... that Zurich has made improving its systems in recent years. Much of this investment has been aimed at improving communications and services to brokers. Included within these system improvements is Z.streamXpress, a web-based electronic underwriting system ...