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Advertising won't grow membership, super funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... Spending big on advertising may build brand awareness, but it has no effect on membership growth, according to research by CoreData. In a comprehensive study of how consumers view super funds, CoreData found that focusing on fees and services is a surer ...

Clients prefer good reputation, knowledge over low fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... knowledge and expertise to be more important than low fees or even independence from large financial institutions. The latest CoreData Keys to Growth Report 2014 shows that client's top key considerations when selecting a financial adviser are good reputation ...

SMSF advisers gear for referrals from accountants

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... than half (55%) of SMSF financial planners expect referrals from external accountants to be a future source of clients, CoreData's 2014 SMSF Professional Report reveals. Overall, three-quarters of all SMSF intermediaries expect 10% growth in their revenues ...

Gen Ys most keen on intra-fund advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... half of Gen Ys who have not used their fund's intra-fund advice services before, intend to do so in the future. The 2014 CoreData Member Engagement Report revealed that more than one in three of total respondents (36.4%) have not used their fund's advice ...

SMSF members getting younger

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data shows members are getting younger. According to the latest Trends in SMSFS report from CoreData, the age distribution of members has changed drastically in the last nine months with 62.1% aged between 34 and 54 ...

FEATURE: Managing SMSF growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... directly) make up the bulk of SMSF asset allocation, so for the most part, returns are driven by these two asset classes," CoreData head of advice, wealth and super Salvador Saiz explains. But why is it so difficult to interest SMSFs in other types of ...

Advisers need soft skills first to engage new clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... important than the value of the advice service during the first stages of the financial planning process. The latest CoreData 'Financial planning shadow shop' report revealed that the most successful financial planners from a customer acquisition perspective ...

AMP's ipac Financial Planning wins group of the year award

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
AMP-owned ipac Financial Planning has won CoreData's 2013 Advisory Group of the Year Award. The award is given to the licensee with the strongest ability to acquire prospective clients and it is based on the ratings of consumers who were in the market ...

Advisers at risk of losing three in 10 clients

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... Australians who currently receive financial advice are at risk of leaving their adviser, according to new research from CoreData. CoreData's 2014 Keys to Growth Report found those most at risk were less likely to have received any contact from their ...

High risk investors lose appetite for risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... The first quarter of 2014 has seen a marked drop in risk appetite among ordinarily high-risk investors, research from CoreData has shown. Only 19.1% of investors with high risk profiles said they were likely to invest in new equities or products in the ...