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Super reforms hasten fund consolidation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... managers acting on behalf of super funds. With so many funds this leads to a lot of duplication," he said. Recent academic research has shown that the costs of third party agents can drag performance by as much as 2%. Chesler added: "The largest funds ...

Litigation risk to force advisers into multi-asset options: Russell

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... those needs for the client," he said. "Specialist fund houses offering these products offer a level of scale and depth of research that very few advisers can provide." Similar reforms in the US and UK have already seen an increased uptake in one-stop-shop ...

Returns without volatility, you're not dreamin

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... stocks outperforming the broader basket of stocks in both developed and emerging markets," said van Vliet. "We conduct our research company by company, bottom up, with an 80% focus on risk and 20% focus on return enhancing factors," said van Vliet. In ...

Investors more satisfied with SMSF than pooled funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... of a survey of over 30,000 people with superannuation. Norman Morris, industry communications director at Roy Morgan Research, says that the desire to reduce fees is a major motivation for people setting up an SMSF. "Our research shows that the major ...

van Eyk awards small cap managers' highest rating

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
van Eyk Research has awarded three funds its top 'AA' rating in a new review of the small cap sector. Lead analyst on the review Varun Venkatraman said all the strategies reviewed had outperformed both the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries index and the S&P/ASX200 ...

Kohler campaign slammed by ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... Save Our Super campaign is associated with both the Eureka Report and Business Spectator, said Ross Clare, director of research, ASFA. Both publications were purchased by News Limited earlier this year. "Clearly a return on this capital is being sought. ...

Advisers failing to engage disillusioned consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... from the very first interactions with new clients. "Trust is the most important thing in this industry," she said. "My research has shown that the number one reason for consumers visiting an adviser for the first time is because they have received a ...

Huge opportunity is higher risk recovery stocks: Southeastern

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... company owns US construction companies, European Real Estate and stakes in five other airports. "Southeastern's in-depth research allowed us to purchase Hochtief at an attractive price and currently its market capitalisation is equal to the market value ...

Strong growth from Australian fund managers

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
Australian fund managers have once again grown strongly, according to research from Towers Watson. There are now 23 Australian managers in the Pensions & Investments/Towers Watson World 500, five more than last year. These managers have an aggregate ...

SMSF members still happiest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... continue to be the most satisfied. The results are reported in the latest Roy Morgan 'Superannuation Satisfaction' survey, research that is based on interviews with 30,000 people. The report revealed that satisfaction with the financial performance of ...