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SEC reopens target date funds disclosure review

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... led to under-appreciation of risks inherent with target date funds. To illustrate its concerns the IAC cited consumer research that found only 36% of respondents correctly answered a true-false question regarding whether target date funds provide guaranteed ...

Advisers under threat from robot replacements

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... professions most likely to be computerised in the next 10-20 years, according to Oxford University's Oxford Martin Program research into the impacts of future technology. "The trend is clear: computers increasingly challenge human labour in a wide range ...

EISS appoints CIO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... EISS Super has appointed Matt Olsen to the newly-created role of chief investment officer. Olsen was previously head of research at Select Investment Partners. Prior to that he was deputy chief investment officer and head of manager research at van Eyk. ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... www.financialstandard.com.au, can also be accessed in the app through the 'Breaking News' section. For investment professionals, the research tables on super funds and managed funds performance data - supplied by Rainmaker Information and publishers ...

Viable SMSF size underestimated

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
The size at which a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) becomes a viable alternative to regular funds may be considerably higher than the industry currently estimates due to the impact of scale on performance. The industry typically advises that ...

Insurance industry still behind on big data usage

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... "Lately, a lot of insurers have been focusing on other issues such as the claims experience or engagement techniques." Research found that the majority of insurers have modernised their administration systems or are planning to do so within the next ...

FSC awards life insurance companies

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... Achiever award was handed to ANZ Wealth direct life insurance product manager Rajasree Variyar and Zurich Life & Investments research program was given the 'Big Thinking' award. BT Financial group received the BlueChip Communication Social Media Innovation ...

Prescriptions galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014

Wanted: Money managers that are investors not product makers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... performance, performance, performance. It's buying good stocks and outperforming the market," said David McVey CFA, a research and portfolio management executive from the US boutique investment manager DSM Capital Partners who was in Australia last week ...

Margin lending through advisers shrank in 2013

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... fewer brokers are using gearing with their clients, but those remaining are increasing their use of margin lending. The research also showed that 64% of brokers who advise on margin lending expressed an intention to increase their usage of margin lending ...