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Investment managers pocket $6.2 billion in super fees

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... estimated $20.1 billion in fee revenue annually, with almost a third going to the funds management industry, according to research commissioned by Industry Super Network. Not-for-Profit super funds, which account for 38% of member funds under management ...

Asset consultants still in demand

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... to Mercer's asset consulting unit, which resulted in the loss of one consulting role, as well as two Australian based-research roles that were part of the global team, but Mercer is still growing, he said. "We are seeing consolidation within the superannuation ...

Tax-efficient giving advice missing: Macquarie

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... client interest in philanthropy risk being left behind. That's the conclusion of Queensland University of Technology research which reveals a growing demand among high net-worth clients for philanthropic advice. According to Laura O'Rouke, business development ...

Standard Risk Measure misleading

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
Investors may have already been misled by the Standard Risk Measure adopted by superannuation funds, said research house Van Eyk. Anomalies are caused by funds being able to choose how they calculate the risk of a product, said Van Eyk's head of strategic ...

Super returns nudge GFC barrier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... fund over five and seven years. Meantime, while the very short and very long term results are upbeat, SelectingSuper research reveals the mid-term (three, five, seven year) results remaining subdued. Christopher Page managing director of the Rainmaker ...

Don't ignore China banks: Macquarie

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... estimated US$20 trillion - is making a 20% return on earnings (ROE), said Victor Wang, deputy head of Hong Kong and China research at Macquarie Capital Securities. Negativity over banks in China stems from fears that the country's debt is too big, and ...

CommInsure raises red flag about underinsurance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... to refinance their mortgage - or even worse sell their home - if they are out of work for more that three months, new research from CommInsure has shown. CommInsure's Life Risk Survey 2012, which is based on over 1000 Australians, found that many would ...

CPSA brands super centre wasteful

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... million fund over three years is expected to fund a non-profit organisation with a primary focus on superannuation policy research and advocacy. The government's contribution will be contingent on matching funding being provided by industry. "It's not ...

Searching for conviction: Premium China study tour

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... when it comes to investments. Nearly every adviser on PCFM's recent study tour said that while they could access all the research and information on China's economy and the investment options they want, often there is no substitute for sampling the intangibles ...

Next-gen platforms cater for wealth management renaissance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... only $19 billion, for a six-fold growth differential, the researcher noted. Mahoney claims the trend-line within this research points to a profound shift away from group to personal portfolio management. "We call it a wealth management renaissance as ...