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Boutiques no longer have performance edge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... attention boutiques receive they no longer show any systematic performance edge over big brand managers. Explaining the research findings, Rainmaker in its latest Roundup report said the big brands have learned how to corral boutiques into their own ...

70 pct retirees see advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... advisers," Colonial First State general manager of Advocacy and Retirement Nicolette Rubinsztein said. CFS' own in-house research shows that there are a number of myths and wrong assumptions about pre-retirees. "We think that retirees are taking their ...

In search of more female advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
... certain way or behave a certain way, but we need to be who we are, we need to be authentic." Kent reminded that there is research showing how "men will step into a role even if they don't know how to do half of it, but in the same circumstances women ...

Zenith rates NSW Annuity Bonds 'recommended'

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
Managed funds research house Zenith has rated NSW Waratah Annuity Bonds - Series 7 'recommended'. The product is designed to provide a regular annuity style income stream over a defined nine year term via a debenture issued by the NSW Treasury Corporation ...

Sovereign Wealth Funds surge to $5 trillion

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... added $750 billion to their total assets under management over the last year to reach $5.38 trillion, according to new research from Preqin. The growth, which was attributed to the launch of a number of new funds as well as capital injected into existing ...

Catastrophe bonds offer answer to asset correlation problem

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... of the Swiss asset manager) is courting interest from Australian fund managers and institutions that have done their research and have an appetite for the asset class but lack the expertise to manage ILS portfolios on their own. "We are a team of seasoned ...

AQR managed futures funds receives recommended ratings

STAFF REPORTER  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
AQR Capital Management (AQR) has been awarded a 'Recommended' rating from research houses Lonsec and Zenith Investment Research Partners for its AQR Wholesale Managed Futures Fund. Commenting on the ratings, AQR principal Gregor Andrade, who was recently ...

Midwinter adapts planner software to client profile

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... best interest duty. The new SOA focuses on self-managed super funds (SMSFs), portfolio review, portfolio management and research. AdviceOS has transitioned from a beta testing phase into a full release after over 300 advice practices tested the program ...

Advisers to get social media insight at AFA Conference

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... main platform speaker at this year's AFA Conference, which will be held on the Gold Coast from October 12 to 15. Zurich research shows that nearly 25% of advisers are using Twitter and Sagolla's appearance at the AFA Conference is aimed at increasing ...

Insto investors want better marketing material

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... managers, institutional investors suffer the same poor standard of fund information as retail investors, reveals new research from specialist alternative investment researcher Preqin. Top of the problem list is that the investment performance information ...