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Link partners with software firm

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
Link Group has made a strategic investment in a provider of real-time data, budgeting and reporting software. Moneysoft will provide Link Group with these tools to augment its service offering for superannuation funds and other clients. The first suite ...

Women behind in financial wellness survey

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... lifestyle." Those who are deemed financially unwell "typically struggle with the first building blocks to wellness, that is budgeting and debt management." In this category, 96% of respondents unsurprisingly indicated they were not prepared for the future ...

Aussies don't want gift of super this Christmas

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... expensive time - with additional budget pressures such as Christmas presents for the kids and extended family, as well as budgeting for school holiday activities and holiday getaways," Bourguignon said. "The festive season is a notoriously expensive ...

Australians more reluctant to seek professional advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... 31% globally. When asked about the most helpful services that a financial planner can provide, Australians answered budgeting and debt management first (37%) and retirement planning second (35%). Globally, retirement planning ranks highest at 50%, while ...

PIMCO appoints vice president, client analytics

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... Sydney, Ryan will research and develop client solutions models for asset allocation, dynamic strategies and risk factor budgeting. As part of PIMCO's analytics group, she will help develop frameworks for return forecasting, risk management, relative ...

Advice group sues online forum over negative review

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... Whirlpool finance forum asking about an $18,000 to $19,000 fee for financial planning, mortgage, broking and monthly budgeting services. According to the user, the quote was offered by WCS Group. The question was posted about two months ago and has so ...

Advisers at risk of losing three in 10 clients

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... number of unadvised Australians that are looking for professional advice particularly around simple aspects such as budgeting and goal setting," CoreData head of financial services Kristen Turnbull said. "The opportunity spans generations, with advice ...

A third of Australians expect major shortfall in retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... fund their lifestyle after about six years of retirement. The super fund suggested that "Australians should focus on budgeting for the lifestyle they want to enjoy in retirement and work with their super provider to structure their contributions towards ...

Hedge fund growth plans hampered by lack of demand

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... remain bullish about both inflows and market appreciation - managers with less than US$10 billion under management are budgeting for 15% growth in 201 - EY's survey revealed that 72% of investors expect to leave their current allocations untouched. "While ...

State Street wins $780m LGS mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... "The solution for LGS represents the growing client demand for smarter equity mandate design, including more explicit budgeting of risk and return and addressing the prevalence of portfolio redundancy in traditional equity portfolios," he added. The ...