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Most equity investors upping overseas exposure: survey

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... investors want to increase their exposure to international stocks but are held back by a lack of knowledge and available research, according to a new survey conducted by Skaffold. The equity research company, which was set up by well-known professional ...

CFS FirstWrap enhances corporate actions feature

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... clients. A series of recent upgrades to the platform, including improving reporting and enhancing its listed securities research, has seen CFS Wrap reclaim the top spot in Investment Trends' platform rankings. CFS aims to build on its recent success ...

ASMA dismayed by proposed super hikes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... earning more than $300,000, could have a profound effect on SMSF investors' confidence in the system. "In our initial research, SMSF members indicated that they would react to increased taxes on SMSF's by reducing their voluntary contributions, with ...

Kim playing Duke Nukem is the bigger worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... all because a significant number data points - all two of 'em -- disappointed market expectations. There was the ADP Research Institute payrolls report that showed only 158,000 private sector jobs were created in March - no good for a market that's predicting ...

Climate change already affecting investments: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013

Super funds at a 34-month high

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
The recovery in super fund returns is continuing with the SelectingSuper Workplace default option index climbing again to a 34-month high of 12.6% by end February 2013. Super fund returns over the past year are now so strong that they are three times ...

Super election infighting intensifies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... statistic would have seemed unthinkable at previous elections. The survey of more than 1,000 Australians, conducted by Galaxy Research on behalf of Sunsuper, also showed that more than half (57%) of Australians said they are concerned the Government's ...

Insurance cover through super overlooked: survey

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... "This suggests that there are many people out there who have at least some level of life cover but don't realise it." The research also found that 43% of young Australians aged between 25 and 34 years old have at least one form of life insurance. At ...

ESG risks can wipe $21.4bn off sharemarket: study

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... (ESG) issues could hurt the market capitalisation of 190 Australian-listed companies surveyed by Credit Suisse. "Our research is explicit, so when we have an analyst recommendation of a target price, it includes a percentage downside for ESG concerns ...

ESG RA awards Citi, Credit Suisse research

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... awarded Best ESG Broking Firm of 2012 for the fourth year in a row, while Credit Suisse received the Best Piece of ESG Research award at the ESG Research Australia awards, held yesterday in Sydney. Citi showed once again its commitment to ESG issues ...