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Mercer plans for post FOFA advice dominance

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... fail based on the longevity, strategy and spending intentions. "Everyone is using a metric that talks about market volatility; we instead got retirement experts that predict advice failure." Long said Mercer will also work with dealer groups to create ...

Mercer super members seek help in volatility

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... members and those of stand-alone funds serviced by Mercer, have inundated the group's helpline for advice on market volatility. Recent data from Mercer found people are engaging with their super funds far more readily these days as a result of share ...

Snowball reports 3pc rise in profits following Shadforth merger

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... the merger. The company said it was pleased to produce a sound result in the face of weak consumer sentiment, market volatility and sustained uncertainty. The combined entity now has a market capitalisation of $269 million. Industry watchers view it ...

Count Financial profit surges on windfall float

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... have been headwinds, in the capital markets in particular, but if you look beyond the short term and current market volatility then the medium term fundamentals are very strong." Speaking on Boardroom Radio, Gale also talked about the Future of Financial ...

Challenger results prove annuity winner

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... been attributed to increased advertising marketing and distribution activity and an outlook for ongoing equity market volatility, which drove organic retail sales of annuity products," said Stevens. The strong results have prompted predictions for next ...

ASX CEO search underway as results announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... Hiom. A pipeline of new derivatives products will also be launch in the next few months. Inevitably talk turn to market volatility and how long Elstone believes it will impact the local and global economy. "Volatility is probably going to be the new ...

Super beats term deposits: AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... yesterday, Dunn said that the super industry had outperformed term deposits over the long and short term, despite market volatility. "If you look back at returns, the super industry has delivered over past 15 years, they are more than 4% above of the ...

Super keeping economy strong: ASFA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
Australia's superannuation funds are a key factor in helping Australia through times of global market volatility, according to new research commisioned by ASFA. 'Enhancing financial stability and economic growth: the contribution of superannuation' ...

Russell brings out toolkit against volatility

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
Market volatility has lead to the launch of an online toolkit, to help investors and advisers learn from current markets and adapt to changes. Russell's Volatility Toolkit is free for anyone to access and provides daily perspectives on changes in capital ...

In defence of superannuation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... superannuation's asset mix is impacting returns, particularly high equity weightings during the current time of share market volatility. According to Rainmaker research, equity weightings for not-for-profit funds average 52% but for retail funds it's ...