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Somethin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... disappoint market expectations the most? Things seemed to be heading to sinkville - and fast - that the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) was so certain that "based on hard and soft data" the Us is already in recession and "to get a lot worse". ...

Credit Suisse: Aus second highest average wealth in the world

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... is only US $52,000. In Australia the mean wealth is US $400,00 while median wealth is US $220,000. Co-head of equities research at Credit Suisse Australia, Adnan Kucukalic partly attributes this even distribution to Australia's progressive tax rate and ...

AustralianSuper uses scale to negotiate deals with NAB, ME Bank

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... companies, ETFs and term deposits. The Member Direct option also includes an associated cash account, as well as sophisticated research and reporting capability.

Matrix adds new member firm

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... financial services experience within their senior executive team, strong emphasis on compliance and investment product research," said Hres. Macquarie Partners Financial Advisory services a range of clients in the areas of wealth accumulation, superannuation ...

Indexed FUM up 30% since GFC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... indexing sector, leading to continued growth in index market penetration particularly among equities, according to new research by Rainmaker. Indexing in Australia is now $223 billion, its highest ever level, after growing 30% since June 2009 which is ...

Asia Pacific $23.5bn local investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... manager business, responsible for investing some $23.5 billion of locally managed funds at June 30 last year. According to research by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Plan For Life, $32.1 billion was being managed by Australian-based fund managers ...

Gen Y prefers face-to-face insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... Business Owners opt for financial advice when it comes to business insurance despite online being their main source of research and other forms of financial servicing, according to a new study. In a study by a research group, most Gen Y Business Owners ...

FOFA reaches parliament with undisclosed feature

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... clients. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has expressed concern for small advice businesses, citing Rice Warner Research in the Explanatory Memorandum (EM) that said adviser numbers will decline to almost half by 2024 and cut adviser revenue ...

Carbon Tax provides certainty for companies needing to change

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... although for companies using emission intensive technology there will be long term concerns. According to governance research house Regnan, the impact of the Carbon Tax on ASX listed companies will be minimal, at least during the fixed price period that ...

Mercer appoints new senior portfolio manager

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... exposures to local and overseas large and small companies, as well as emerging markets. The firm, which specialises in global research, consulting and investment funds, last month announced plans to launch itself into the Australian financial advice ...