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Credit Suisse goes "wild" in its 2014 outlook

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... remote scenarios including house prices rising by more than 10% and the dollar appreciating to post float highs in a new research paper. Entitled "Wild Ideas Down-under for 2014," the research paper said that Australian house prices are already among ...

Centrepoint makes four key appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... Alliance has appointed a head of Distribution Strategy and Marketing, a national manager of Life Insurance, a head of Research and a regional manager for Queensland and northern New South Wales. Neil Rogan is the new head of Distribution Strategy and ...

Advisers can increase portfolio value by 3%

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... financial advisers could add about 3% worth of measurable alpha to a client's portfolio, according to upcoming Vanguard research. "Be a great behavioral coach and get clients to stick to asset allocation, as opposed to chasing performance," Vanguard ...

CMCRC launches regulator tool to test market "fairness"

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
The Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has launched a tool for reviewing the impact of market design changes in capital markets, in a bid to defend against knee-jerk regulatory responses to crises. The Market Quality Dashboard enables ...

FPA kicks off week of free financial advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... without the need to commit to a longer-term relationship with a planner, from sources they know they can trust." FPA research recently showed that only 34% of Australians say they know where to find a trustworthy financial planner. "This number is even ...

Superannuation bodies axed in government streamlining

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
The SuperStream Advisory Council, the Superannuation Advisory Committee and the Superannuation Roundtable have become the latest casualties of the government's 'streamlining' process. With reforms to the superannuation sector in recent years largely ...

Emerging market turmoil is a buying opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... growth showed signs of slowing. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index has slipped 11% from an October peak. Insync head of research Marcus Tuck said lower share prices for quality companies generally represent buying opportunities. "[It's] best to ignore market ...

AMP to launch integrated mobile app

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... helping us design communication products and services, and I think one of the insights that we're getting from a lot of the research is that a lot of younger customers actually want to engage with superannuation andA see it as very important. "It's beholden ...

The AFA develops social media simulator

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... simulator is an interactive tool developed using the 'Connecting with Client' report from August 2013, which featured research conducted by the Beddoes Institute with support from Zurich. "The simulator gives advisers a practical tool that they can use ...

Ibbotson appoints regional CIO

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... Asia-Pacific and ultimately as director of Investment Strategy. His experience in the United Kingdom included roles in manager research with investment consultant Lane Clark & Peacock and as an investment analyst with Watson Wyatt.