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FoFA anxiety remains high: FPA

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... financial planning businesses in the current environment, said the Financial Planning Association after a survey. Recent research shows that Future of Financial Advice compliance and the cost of regulation are the main challenges for financial planners ...

Investor 'fear factor' lowest in 40 months

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... less scared then they have been in more than three years, and stock market return expectations are at a 20 month high. Research group Investment Trends today released the findings of its January 2013 Investor Intentions Index which it said showed investors' ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available now

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... in the app through the 'Breaking News' section when connected to wireless Internet. For investment professionals, the research tables on super funds and managed funds performance data - supplied by Rainmaker Information and publishers in the print edition ...

Super tax concessions not overly generous: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Against the backdrop of intense political debate, Mercer has released research which it states proves Australians do not receive unfair tax advantages through superannuation. Today Mercer said that its research "defused" the hotly debated idea that ...

Policy team reshuffles at ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... productivity and fulfill its role in supporting the economy. "These three professionals, together with ASFA director of research Ross Clare, are the engine room that drives ASFA's policy and research agenda," said Vamos.

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... categories, some of which include: Value for money, website functionality, trading ideas and strategies, brokerage/cost, research tools, charting and reporting of positions and transactions. Arnie Selvarajah, CEO of Bell Direct, attributes the company's ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... others, the categories included value for money, website functionality, trading ideas and strategies, brokerage/cost, research tools, charting and reporting of positions and transactions. Bell Direct chief executive Arnie Selvarajah said the rankings ...

Fewer asset consultants dominate super fund space

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... dominated by fewer participants, forcing super funds to develop internal expertise whether they want to or not, according to research from Rainmaker Information. Asset consultants such as Jana, Frontier and Towers Watson, have historically been one of ...

New board member to tackle Asia growth: La Trobe

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... of two other new board members. Chan has 30 years worth of experience in cross-border investment transactions. He is a research fellow at Tsing Hua University Beijing where he manages research and education programs. Chan is a qualified lawyer able to ...

Dignity Super's main aim, ASFA reminds politicians

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... retirement rather than lump sums." ASFA, which represents both industry and retail superannuation funds, said that its research shows that most taxation concessions in superannuation go to Australians who are making sacrifices to save for the future. ...