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Surging institutional interest in frontier markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... research for Barra. "The investors who decided to go early into the emerging markets were big pension plans, or sovereign wealth funds; investors with a very long horizon," said Nielsen, who believes the markets can be a good option for those institutions ...

Eyes turn to monetary policy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... seeing an easing of monetary conditions," said Gibbs. The view was reiterated in the latest forecast from Macquarie Private Wealth. Head of research at Macquarie Private Wealth, Riccardo Briganti, said that convergence on the issue of easing monetary ...

Don't be fooled by strong AUD

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... embarrassment." Bennett said that Australia is the great under performing economy of Asia. "Given that we have this tremendous wealth, why is it that our growth last year was so poor? This is an opportunity for Australia to really move forward." Bennett ...

AMP upgrades online functionality

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
AMP is the latest wealth group to upgrade its online capabilities and introduce new features to its web services, which it said will make it easier for customers to navigate the website and take control of their finances. These features include a series ...

Property-reliant SMSFs face potential risks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... your money in your super fund in property and then you go through a period when you can't rent the property out," said wealth management partner Jonathan Philpot. "It's not like you've got the spare money that you can them just put in to pay off the ...

Super tax concessions in spotlight

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
A new government roundtable will see industry groups argue tax concessions are the only way Australians will fully fund their own retirement. Treasurer Wayne Swan and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten announced the Superannuation ...

Premium Wealth adds new practice to dealer network

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Premium Wealth Management has made another addition to its dealer group network with Pearman Financial Management joining its ranks and plans to continue to push for more firms to join its network. Pearman, a risk insurance-focused firm since 1999 ...

Pressure on yields continues

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... income investors in 2012, according to both AMP's senior investment strategist and portfolio manager Nader Naeimi and UBS Wealth Management's head of investment strategy George Boubouras. However, a lack of issuance in the corporate bond market is additionally ...

Issues beyond the FOFA horizon

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... (FPA), Tony Fenning, head of listed independent financial advisory firm, Snowball and Hugh Humphrey, head of the AMP-owned wealth management group Hillross, the panel said that looking beyond FOFA, it will be a structural realignment of key industry ...

Global uncertainty creating employment anxiety

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... these professionals are returning home laden with increased skills and considerable international experience." In 2011 the wealth management sector saw a number of businesses merge their heads of retail and institutional to form joint sales teams, reducing ...