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Outsourcing helps UK trustees better manage funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... selection criteria though they also want to see strong evidence of strategic advice experience. A track record in investment research is also important. Russell noted that the interest in outsourcing more of a fund's operations is due to trustees witnessing ...

FINSIA calls on regulators for workplace diversity

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... attention on these issues comes after the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINISA) released its new biannual research on financial services gender pay gap yesterday. FINSIA chief executive, Russell Thomas said this is the second gender balance ...

HNW clients give brokers the 'thumbs down'

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... not what I wanted," one focus group participant commented. "I went to see a broker as I received a mail-out offering research to a company I was interested in," said another participant. "I went in and was unimpressed by the thinking of the broker, who ...

Zurich says no to online sales

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... investments. Particularly pleasing to Daniel Fogarty, chief executive officer of General Insurance is data by Cameron Research Group revealing that around 90% of SME businesses surveyed were either 'very' or 'fairly' satisfied with their insurance brokers. ...

Australians lack genuine banking sector competition

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... Big Four banks don't genuinely compete, with only 29% saying they do. bankmecu CEO, Damien Walsh, who commissioned the research, said that the study reinforces the need by Australians for more competition. "They think that the Big 4 don't really compete ...

Generations split on what causes sleepless nights

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
Research from superannuation fund Sunsuper revealed that the financial nightmares experienced by different generations reflect where they are at within their respective life stages. But what unites the generations, said Sunsuper's general manager, customer ...

40% of super funds gone by 2020:CoreData

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... in the market, and adapt to shifts should also be able to maintain a competitive advantage, said CoreData. CoreData's research expects the battle for growth to focus heavily on the post-retirement space, because the proportion of Australians aged over ...

Cash for investment not just liquidity

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... shift in attitude from viewing cash in terms of liquidity to viewing it as an investment, according to RaboDirect. Recent research conducted by the online bank revealed that in the last 12 months, investments in RaboDirect's five year term deposits had ...

Long-volatility a loss-maker: van Eyk

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... is active management as long-only positions can lead to losses, said a recently released paper by van Eyk. van Eyk's research tested a number of different investment portfolios, which combined varying amounts of volatility strategies and actively managed ...

Super asset changes deliver positive return

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... silver lining is in the contrast with the -7% return delivered by the S&P/ASX 300, according to Alex Dunnin, director of research at Rainmaker Information, SelectingSuper's research partner. "Super funds are finally beginning to see the benefits of their ...