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Asset consultants "useless": Oxford University study

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... investment returns and, in fact, recommended funds tend to perform worse than those which have not been recommended, a research by the Oxford University SaA-d Business School found. The investigation used survey data from US consultants with a combined ...

Aircraft leasing, an opportunity for investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... was commissioned by Investec Bank's Aviation Finance division and written by former Mercer global head of Alternative Research and former Van Eyk head of Manager Research Dragana Timotijevic. The report suggests that aircraft leasing could be a suitable ...

Voting opens on SelectingSuper's Consumer Choice award

STAFF WRITERS  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... award where they had a direct say." The SelectingSuper Awards for 2013 will still feature the full range of 17 regular research-based awards across six categories that include Fund of the Year and awards in the Employer, Personal and retirement categories. ...

Platforms hit $445bn record

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
... the AUD helped drive platform funds under advice up 17% during the year to reach $445 billion, its highest ever level. Research just released by Rainmaker confirmed the 17% increase to be ahead of the 16% growth in superannuation assets under management ...

van Eyk completes rebrand following NZ acquisitions

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
Research and investment house van Eyk Research has completed its rebrand of Perpetual Asset Management and Perpetual Portfolio Management following its purchase of the two New Zealand businesses earlier this year. Perpetual Portfolio Management Limited ...

Former UBS MD resurfaces at Australasian Wealth Investments

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013

Over 1 million customers breakup with banks

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
... despite customer retention efforts. The majority, about 855,000 people, ended a relationship with a bank, a Roy Morgan Research Consumer Single Source survey found. Also, 18,000 people stopped dealing with a building society, 65,000 stopped dealing with ...

Morningstar appoints director of Client Solutions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
Investment research provider Morningstar has created the new role of managing director of Client Solutions for the Asia Pacific region. Tom Schiller has been appointed to the role and he will be responsible for developing new business opportunities ...

SMSF sector to blitz competition by 2017

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... 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 ...