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Could government issue its own annuities?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... of a functioning annuities and longevity insurance market, according to the Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) in its submission to the Financial System Inquiry. While there is near universal agreement that Australia needs more ...

AMP fund downgraded following key staff departure

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
AMP Capital Property Securities Fund in London has been downgraded by SQM Research, following the departure of AMP's deputy head of global listed real estate Tom Walker. SQM Research downgraded the AMP fund from a rating of 4.25 stars to 4.0 stars. ...

Accountants beat planners in consumer confidence

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... advisers had "high" or "very high" ethics and honesty standards. However, consumer confidence hit 52% for accountants. The research surveyed 30 different occupations and found that "a majority of professions, 17, recorded falls in their ratings for 'ethics ...

Technology now about connectivity not just firepower

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... devices such as iPads and other tablets and are now rolling out a fully secure cloud-based global execution, analysis and research platform. Chris MomsenA who is Advent executive vice president of global sales and solutions management, said the nature ...

AMP Capital launches new adviser research tool

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
AMP Capital has launched a new online resource centre to help financial advisers have more meaningful investment conversations with their clients. Sitting on AMP Capital's website, the Adviser Resource Centre provides financial advisers with easy access ...

Advisers at risk of losing three in 10 clients

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... 10 (28.6%) Australians who currently receive financial advice are at risk of leaving their adviser, according to new research from CoreData. CoreData's 2014 Keys to Growth Report found those most at risk were less likely to have received any contact ...

Super fund CEOs compete on breast cancer fundraiser

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... executive David Elia is the super industry's frontrunner in the race to see who can raise the most money for breast cancer research. As part of Women in Super's Mother's Day Classic - the largest breast cancer research fundraiser in Australia - chief ...

FEATURE: The alpha hunters

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... sentiment, and the figures show a striking bias towards Australian rather than global equities. According to Rainmaker research, as of the end of June 2013, 32% of self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) money was in direct Australian equities, while ...

FPA announces winners of research grants

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... Association (FPA) has announced the two winners of the inaugural Financial Planning Education Council (FPEC) university research grants. A team from Griffith University and a consortium of academics from Griffith University, University of Southern Queensland ...

PE backed IPOs outperform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... offerings backed by private equity investment managers out-perform other IPOs by a factor of almost 50:1, according to research just released by the private equity and venture capital association AVCAL. The study which was prepared by global financial ...