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Retention key driver behind planner salary increases

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... 6%. The survey also revealed that 33% of respondents highlighted recruiting employees across digital technology as of interest, and that 56% of employers believed financial planners with high level technical knowledge were in high demand. Commenting ...

QIC acquires stake in US mall

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... Leigh, managing director of QIC global real estate said: "The agreement QIC has reached with Forest City expands our interest in the attractive US retail property market, and further demonstrates our flourishing relationship with Forest City, a highly ...

Lazard lowers minimum investments on two funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... lowering of minimum investments has got a positive response from the retail market in Australia. We have seen heightened interest from investors as awareness of both the performance of our funds and understanding of our active investment approach has ...

Gender super gap widest for women at lower income levels

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
New data from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) shows the retirement savings gender gap is highest for women who work part-time and are in the bottom two tax brackets. The gap in super savings is most severe for females on lower taxable incomes ...

Housing market set to flat line not crash: QIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... general. There are going to be pockets where there is weakness, but in the main, consumers are not stretched and the low interest rate environment is a contributor to that... The factor that demonstrates that consumers and home loan borrowers aren't ...

Pengana absolute return fund shifts to daily pricing

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... in the group's stable. Pengana director of distribution Damian Crowley said: "The decision was in response to strong interest from the investment community for daily pricing to be applied to a broader range of funds and as interest in the PARAPF strategy ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
Quantitative easing. Negative interest rates. Quantitative and Qualitative easing with a negative interest rate. All of the above plus promises of more. The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) big bazookas proved no match for US ...

Infrastructure pricing reshaping investment landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... work around investments in affordable and social housing. He added the debt space in affordable housing was one area of interest. He added there is thought Cbus can become involved in infrastructure developments earlier rather than competing at the equity ...

BondAdviser launches new portfolio on HUB24

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... Nicholas Yaxley said he was pleased to be bringing a new fixed income solution to all independent advisers. "In today's low-interest rate environment, many retail investors are looking for an alternative to low-yielding term deposits for the fixed income ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... September 2015 - the best since February 2009 (before the GFC went full throttle) - lessening the impetus for the RBA to cut interest rates again. Housing credit increased by 0.5% on the month and by 7.3% in the year to February. Lending for investment ...