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Apps disappoint despite vast tech spend

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... Australia has one of the highest smartphone penetrations of anywhere in the world and according to digital media market research specialist eMarketer, it will rise to 66% before the end of 2013. An August 2012 report from Roy Morgan Research showed that ...

Australian equity managers overlooking value stocks

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... managers are overlooking significant opportunities in value stocks, according to a new report by van Eyk. The investment research house revealed that out of the 89 Australian share market strategies it tracked, just six were overweight value stocks. ...

Switzerland falling out of favour with UHNWs

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... will lose its status as the private banking capital of the world by 2020, according to a new WealthInsight report. The research group, which tracks global trends in the ultra high net worth segment of the market, said it expected Singapore to overtake ...

MLC awards mandate to Presima

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... delivering above benchmark returns over the last five years, when most global property managers have lagged, supports our research that Presima are a sector-leading business. "Their investment approach is also highly complementary to other managers in ...

State Street beefs up data storage with new division

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... allows its clients to access information and analytics in real time. State Street has combined current services such as research and advisory, analytics, Currenex, Global Link and derivatives in one platform. "Investors are facing a series of challenges ...

IPA and SPAA sign SMSF collaboration agreement

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... the public accountancy and SMSF sectors. The two bodies will work together on areas such as accreditation, advocacy, research and policy development, organisational efficiencies, and education. In addition to policy and advocacy support in Australia ...

Is benchmarking being legislated?

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
Benchmarking is close to being legislated, van Eyk's head of Strategic Research and Asset Consulting Jonathan Ramsay said during van Eyk's 10th annual conference last week. According to Ramsay, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's ...

Major reshuffle in insurance league tables

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
While AMP retained its top-ranking in the recent Plan for Life research, the numbers suggest big swings in market share and the top ten list.. The research focused on the life insurance risk market inflows and sales during 2012 and revealed that MLC ...

Towers Watson builds Investment team

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... director at Access Capital Advisers, where he consulted on manager selection, portfolio construction and capital markets research. Dania Zinurova has been appointed investment consultant in the Sydney office and will specialize in private markets manager ...

ETFs boom on SMA model portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... relationships Brett Marsh said ETFs are a popular access point for both self-directed and adviser-assisted investors, but the new research shows their use is becoming more sophisticated. "ETFs across the board are commonly a directly held investment ...