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More good news for US housing market

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... gridlock in 2013, but recovering market fundamentals are providing a welcomed kicker to the US housing market, according to research by Principal Global Investors. Private real estate equity values have continued their gradual upward march, while core ...

Regulation compounds hedge fund woes

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... throughout 2013, with investors demanding greater transparency and improved risk-adjusted returns. However, the Ernst & Young research shows that despite challenges, two-thirds of pension and endowment funds plan to maintain their current hedge fund ...

Clients favour modular advice

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... long, face-to-face interview with their financial planner and business models should change to better meet their needs, research shows. Investment Trends surveyed 1,375 Australian adults in August through to September this year, and said that only 6% ...

Beware complex absolute return funds: Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... seen from traditional equity funds. While Lonsec welcomes further competition and product innovation in the sector, the research house warns that absolute return funds vary greatly in design, strategy and complexity and are not suitable for all investors. ...

Advisers' client numbers down

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... five years the number of people using a financial planner has dropped 20%, down from three million to 2.4 million, new research shows. The report from research-house Investment Trends shows that while fewer Australians are now using financial planners ...

Corporate Asian bonds on fire: HSBC

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... markets - currently running red hot - are to expected maintain rapid growth in years to come, according to HSBC Global Research. While both Thailand and the Philippines have witnessed rapid growth over the past year, HSBC research attributes the vast ...

CareSuper to shed mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... classes Perennial is the only manager that ran money for both Asset Super and CareSuper before the merger, according to research from Rainmaker. The combined value of all mandates in each of these asset classes, across both funds is worth approximately ...

CheckRisk LLP announces new CEO

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... importance of Australia and the Asian region for its client development, and the need to focus our team's energy on risk research and delivery of optimum solutions to our clients," Carroll added. Responsible for the establishment of leading aviation ...

Flexibility not returns, drive SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
Major research into the self managed super funds sector affirms that while flexibility and tax management is their primary motivation, their ability to stick with their chosen investment strategy gives them a self perceived performance advantage as ...

TAL crowned life company of the year

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... Asteron, who finished third this year behind Macquarie. AIA and Zurich placed fourth and fifth respectively. CoreData's research has revealed that Australia's financial planners are becoming increasingly reliant on risk advice to drive business income. ...