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Centric Wealth recalibrates advice through newly-formed board

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... necessarily come easily to everyone." While members were concerned with market performance, strategic advice that is based on research that safeguards the security of their investment was paramount and trumped advice cost Kearns said. The first meeting ...

Legalsuper appoints Towers Watson

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... consultant since 2003, following a tender process overseen by Dymond, Foulds & Vaughan. "Towers Watson's wide global research capability, its clear focus on the asset consulting business and the demonstrable expertise of the consultants who will advise ...

Vietnam an attractive fit for family offices

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... Emerging markets may seem risky, but if you already have a business there, and you know that country and you've done your research so you may see the potential," she said. Stoops said more Australian companies are putting money into Vietnam. "High profile ...

Platforms press on in advice battleground

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
The role of platforms in driving planning practice costs down will only get bigger after research shows that despite the growth of self-directed and off-platform investing, the lion's share of assets under advice will remain on-platform. Scott Durbin ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
In the new edition of Financial Standard, we feature the winners of the annual ESG Research Australia (ESG RA), what strategies are set to dominate Australian equities over the next five to 10 years and platform trends in financial planning. Our back ...

Bribery and corruption concerns for super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... investing, as at least half of ASX-listed companies don't have a clear statement on these issues, according to recent Citi research. The study investigated the public disclosure of anti-bribery policies implementation, management systems and monitoring ...

Gearing strategies not just for retirees

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... gearing strategies, according to Bendigo Wealth. According to Julie McKay, Bendigo Wealth senior manager of technical and research, gearing - or borrowing money to invest - is not just for older, wealthy investors and there are potential benefits for ...

CEOs face pay cuts: report

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... of major ASX100 companies have seen their pay drop due to lower incentive payments during financial year 2011-12, Citi research has found. Even though the decreases have not been in all companies, chief executives of Bendigo Bank, Blue Scope, Paladin ...

AMP expands Chicago credit research team

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
AMP Capital has added a portfolio manager to its Chicago credit research team, reinforcing the importance of its US presence in managing global fixed income portfolios. Afrim Ponik joined the fixed income team (credits market research) and sits in a ...

Wealthtrac launches cloud-based SMSF platform

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... that centralises administration and reporting to build efficiencies for advisers. The platform comes after two years of research that investigated where independent advisers could benefit from greater efficiency. "With most SMSF solutions, advisers and ...