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Capital protected products under pressure: research

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... downturn" was a reason they were using the products. "This is largely consistent with the findings in our financial planner research, in which 79% of financial planners said they intend to recommend capital protected products to protect clients against ...

Research houses to step up transparency

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... have been calls for more transparency and accountability in response to ASIC's consultation paper on the regulation of research report providers and research houses. Released in November last year, Consultation Paper 171, 'Strengthening the regulation ...

Australia eyes Israeli super system

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... pension model where Australian super should take note, according to industry heavyweight Jeremy Cooper. Just back from a research trip to Israel led by federal Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten, Challenger's chairman, retirement incomes said ...

Gap increasing between consumers and cost of advice

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... comprehensive financial plan for the first time, the expectation is that it will cost $770, according to Investment Trends new research which was based on a study of 1,443 Australian adults. The report also found that the average Australian expects to ...

Instos missing ETF options

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... space," Robin Bowerman, Vanguard's principal of corporate affairs and market development recently told Financial Standard. Research conducted by Deloitte on behalf of Russell Investments in 2011 found that institutions in Australia used ETFs only in ...

Axioma reveals downward risk trends

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... global economic conditions, according to Axioma's latest Quarterly Risk Review. Scott Hamilton, Axioma director, applied research, said declining risk accompanied gains in many markets for the majority of tracked benchmarks with lower correlation and ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available now

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 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 ...

Arts attract philanthropic funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... organisations from clients of the multi-family office last year. Education attracted $4.88 million, health, wellbeing and medical research $2.69 million, international development and relations $1.77 million, and poverty and disadvantage $1.60 million. ...

AMP appoints ESG research associate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
AMP Capital has appointed Ross Andrews as environmental sustainable governance research associate, as it looks to expand the research more broadly across investment strategies. Andrews is responsible for assisting in determining how AMP Capital votes ...

Lonsec: Australian equity markets ready to rebound

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
Australian equity markets are ready to rebound following the RBA's rate cut this week, according to research house Lonsec. "History shows that a period of successive rate cuts nearly always leads to a strong rally in Australian equities," said Bill ...