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Paper bank statements ignored by UK consumers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... had insufficient funds in their accounts. Dan Wass, Barclays managing director of current accounts, said, "While the research may reveal that 'Banxiety' is more common amongst the younger generation, luckily, there are some pretty quick and easy cures." ...

Tackling direct insurance head on

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... that advisers need to ensure their value proposition is as clear as the direct insurers, because according to consumer research, 60% of Australians go online, or will go online look at insurance offerings. Additionally, Kirby warned advisers that "if ...

Financial services outstrip mining: CommSec

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... plenty of room for further stimulus. And a high Aussie dollar is great news for internet shoppers." James pointed to research which shows that only 5% of people are embracing the share market. "Most people are missing the bigger picture because companies ...

Financial advisers raise bar in quest to succeed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The calibre of financial advisers in Australia continues to improve, according to research that draws from 10 years' worth of data on how leading advice practices in the country operate. Yesterday the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) released ...

More young Americans worried about retirement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... retirement has skyrocketed, and leading the charge is young people. A national survey of 2,508 people conducted by the Pew Research Center (PRC) has found that 66% of people are worried they won't have enough money to live on in retirment, compared to ...

High frequency trading benefits: UK government

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... overwhelming majority of financial professionals say high frequency trading (HFT) is unfair, according to a new survey, but research from the UK government shows that computer automated investment has market benefits. According to a recent survey of ...

Ancestry.com snapped up in PE deal

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Genealogy website Ancestry.com has agreed to be acquired by a group led by European private equity firm Permira Funds in a cash deal valued at around $US1.6 billion, AAP reported. The company operates a website for researching family history and has ...

Value vs price in Asian debt

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... lot. Often it's bad news for many; and a win for a few. Dr Fawaz Habel, senior fund manager and head of fixed income research for Value Partners, put it nicely, when he said: "When people love Asia, everyone piles in - and the pool of money is absolutely ...

Perennial defection triggers Zenith review

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... of both Tuan and Boudewijn, Zenith believes the departures are a significant loss to the investment team. As a result, research-house Zenith said it will place the Perennial Hedged Global Property Wholesale Trust, the Perennial Un-hedged Global Property ...

AIST champions more women on Super boards

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... superannuation funds calls were joined by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) following the release of research into the experiences of female directors of super funds at the AIST Fund Governance Conference in Melbourne yesterday. ...