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Advice proposition props up mortgage broker market share

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... Association of Australia (MFAA) chief executive Phil Naylor. According to a study of the top 16 aggregators in the industry by research group c omparator, mortgage brokers continued to hold their market share above 40% of the $24.1 billion worth of home ...

SMSF growth slows on low super system confidence

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... retirement fund. A growing segment of middle Australians looks poised for growth over the coming years," he said. SPAA research also showed that just 42.7% of SMSF trustees use a financial adviser while 92%have an accountant and 91% use an auditor.

Equipsuper focuses on 'member experience'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... Equip's installation of a new data analytics platform last December. McMinn was previously business director at market research company Truth Serum. Prior to this he was a member services manager at Professional Associations Super.

Challenger extends deal with SimCorp

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... Dimension software have helped it achieve a cost to income ratio of 35%. Challenger said it valued SimCorp's commitment to research and development and that the deal would pave the way for it enhance its capabilities in offering its boutique operations ...

Research reveals gender gap in share appetite

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... male counterparts, according to the latest findings of the CFSGAM-UWA Business School Equity Preference Index (EPI). The research, conducted jointly between Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) and the University of Western Australia's ...

Super industry urged to increase transparency: ASFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... overseas, Vamos said, funds must be electronically accessible from anywhere in the world. She also stressed the importance of research, urging fund managers to make use of all available resources. The overall message was that the key to good marketing ...

Managed funds survive ETF growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... does not come at the expense of traditional managed funds, a recent Beta Shares and Investment Trends report found. The research showed that 56% of the investors surveyed made incremental investments to ETFs instead of reducing their exposure to shares ...

Wealth of opportunities for Aussie asset managers overseas

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... IFM has enjoyed success in Europe and the US, Himbury urged firms thinking about taking products overseas to do their research, understand the cultural nuances of each market and employ local people on the ground to help with relationship building. He ...

Frontier and Rogerscasey form research alliance

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
Frontier Advisors and Segal Rogerscasey have partnered to establish a Global Investment Research Alliance (GIRA) to share research on investment managers across the globe. The Alliance is expected to expand to a maximum of six members with additional ...

Rainmaker Excellence Awards 2013

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... netwealth Investments Riskfirst Rapid MLC Fast Fact Finder IOOF Best New Investment Product of the Year Winner UBS iQ Research Preferred Australian Share Fund UBS Finalists Walter Scott Emerging Markets Fund Walter Scott iShares Fixed Income EFT iShares ...