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Provident Capital reaffirms solvency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... wrote Mike O'Sullivan, managing director at Provident Capital in a letter to investors dated June 15. On June 14, SQM Research withdrew its rating on the Provident Capital Monthly Income Fund on the basis of "ongoing deterioration in the manager's financial ...

Older Australians delaying retirement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
A report unveiled yesterday by financial services and superannuation minister, Bill Shorten, revealed that 50% of older Australian intend to delay retirement. The report, titled Financial Wellbeing: Concerns and choices amongst older Australians, also ...

More SMSF trustees go it alone

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... last 12 months. Self-reliance among SMSF trustees reflects the 80% of their FUM that is directly invested, according to research by Rainmaker. Of those trustees in the survey group who currently do use an RG146 compliant adviser, only 25% say they make ...

Cost pressures spark Vanguard fee cuts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... announced are significant and represent a positive outcome for investors in those funds," said Leanne Milton, head of research at S&P Fund Services.

Russell launches mini iQ platform

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... access to less familiar asset classes such as international shares and alternatives for wholesale prices. "Our annual SMSF research, tells us trustees are looking for transparency and control of their investments, however a quarter of their funds are ...

Business wary of PE: PwC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
Businesses are wary of sourcing funding from private equity investors, according to research released today by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The report surveyed 1000 businesses with an annual turnover of between $10 million and $100 million. Of those businesses ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available now

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... in the app through the 'Breaking News' section when connected to wireless Internet. For investment professionals, the research tables on super funds and managed funds performance data - supplied by Rainmaker Information and published in the print edition ...

SMSF establishments continue down trend

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... by ATO figures analysed by SPAA that show the sector enjoys the lowest cost ratios of any superannuation sector. This research echoes super fund fee benchmarks published by Rainmaker that have long revealed SMSFs to operate with average TERs of about ...

BetaShares ETFs recommended by Zenith

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... has been increasing steadily, the most cited barrier for investment in an ETF by planners is the lack of third party research available. "Having ETFs rated can only assist the adoption process by planners and institutional investors. "As the ETF industry ...

CBA renames corporate super fund

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... Commonwealth Bank Group Super is one of the largest and consistently top performing corporate funds in Australia, reveals research from Rainmaker. Membership is available to current CBA employees (and associated employers), former employees who retain ...