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Skaffold targets SMSF with latest hire

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
Independent stock research company Skaffold looks to expand further into the SMSF administrator markets with its latest hire. Trevor Clisby, who was most recently general manager at Green Light Super Services, has been appointed head of wholesale markets. ...

Ascalon acquires stake in Morphic AM

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... fund, the Morphic Global Opportunities Fund (MGOF), invests in global equities, using a combination of individual stock research and economic 'top-down' analysis.

SMA operators to become a sector in their own right

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... operators are poised for strong growth over the coming years and are likely to become a sector in their own right, Lonsec research shows. The research house has looked at five SMA platforms in Australia and has assigned 'approved' ratings to each one ...

New report stokes 'Compare the Pair' flames

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... between industry and retail funds by highlighting the returns gap between the two segments over the last 25 years. The research uses historical differences in crediting rates from 1987-2013 to conclude that starting from the same point, an Australian ...

Only the dead have seen the end of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... biggest one month fall since June 2012. No cigars for guessing correctly. According to ZEW Centre for European Economic Research, "The decline in economic sentiment is likely connected to the ongoing geopolitical tensions that have affected the German ...

Do not take adviser loyalty for granted: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
Platform providers should not take financial adviser's loyalty for granted, as new research shows that planners are exercising choice when it comes to platforms. The number of advisers using a platform due to the dealer group's preferences has fallen ...

Independent trustees fix wrong problem

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
The push for more independent super fund trustees has been spurred by flawed assumptions, reveals new research released by the McKell Institute. In the report 'The Success of Representative Governance on Superannuation Boards' the authors - professor ...

Digital advice to jumpstart $5.6 trillion land grab

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... analytics) are among the game-changers for banks - particularly if they want to win Gen X and Gen Y clients. The Telstra research titled 'Analyse This, Predict That' by author Rocky Scopelliti, found that in Australia, the digital advice concept has ...

Challenger pinches account managers from AMP

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... distribution. Schofield joins Challenger from AMP Capital and earlier held roles at Invesco and ING in key accounts and research. Challenger's total group and assets under management are $49.5 billion, up 21% for the 12 months to March 2014. Recently ...

MySuper spurred innovation and chased down fees

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
MySuper has been an overwhelming success, Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin has concluded, 12 months after the products went online. "Has MySuper worked? Absolutely," Dunnin said at a concurrent session designed to analyse the impact ...