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The demise of asset consulting vastly exaggerated: Russell

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
Business might be slow, but Russell Investments has said that there are still opportunities for its asset consulting business in Australia. In the first six months of this year, Russell did not receive one Request for Tender, said Greg Liddell, managing ...

Asset consultants still in demand

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
Consolidation within the superannuation industry hasn't diminished the demand for asset consultancy services, according to Mercer. Evolutions in the superannuation sector have meant that Mercer has diversified, and improved its capabilities, but it ...

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Noi! Noi! Noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
While waiting for CB's to walk their talks, I came upon a number of reports about how the Australian dollar is becoming a major reserve currency. It has rebounded to a five-month high of US$1.0510 last night and up 8.3% from this year's US$0.9705 low ...

Advisers optimistic on SMSFs despite changing skill set

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
Financial advisers are still expecting SMSF revenues to increase as a percentage of their practice revenue, despite cost of advice falling and the specialist skills required. The Vanguard/Investment Trends Self Managed Super Fund Planner Report showed ...

The revival of stock picking

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
Despite the poor returns of a long/short equity strategy last year, stock picking is the area in which to make the best money in the current environment, according to a bold prediction from fund of hedge fund manager Fauchier Partners. Success however ...

S&P expands research team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has appointed Leanne Fook as a fund ratings generalist to the firm's fund research team. Previously, Fook worked as a research analyst at Australian Wealth Management (AWM) for three years, reviewing investments across ...

Seeking six figures online

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
A new recruitment website that links high income job seeking-hopefuls directly with employers is due to be launched next week, hoping to change the face of the high-end employment scene. Six Figures ( www.sixfigures.com.au ) is the brainchild of HR ...

Professionals must have an ethical code: CFA Institute

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA), now 90,000 strong across 55 countries, said the key to its success over the last six decades is its sharp focus on professional ethics rather than just technical education. Ethics supported by professional ...

Tyndall slams performance of corp boards

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007
Tyndall's head of equities has sent a blunt message to the boards of listed companies - they are not doing enough to fully appreciate the value of their companies and are letting down shareholders in the process. Bob Van Munster, Tyndall's head of equities ...

ACCC should regulate fund advertising: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2006
Regulation of super fund advertising should be taken away from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and handed to the competition regulator the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC), said the Investment and Financial ...