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Towers Watson Investment adds to research team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... appointment of a new investment analyst. Brian Sparkes joins the investment team where he will focus on Australian equity research. Sparkes' most recent role was with Genesys Wealth Advisors where he worked as an investment research analyst. "I'm delighted ...

FUM market slides back to $1.4tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
Funds under management overseen by investment managers slid back 1.7% during the June quarter to come to rest at $1.411 trillion, the first negative growth quarter since the same time last year. The slow growth dampened 12 month FUM growth to 5.3% ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... Australia Bank (NAB) releases its monthly business survey for August. In equities news, the Cartoon Network New Generations Research: children's (aged 4-14) values, preferences and behavioural habits study is release. In Australia on Monday, the market ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available today

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... 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 ...

Super funds signal intention to delve into overseas property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... the next two years, with plans to significantly raise their exposure to global non-listed property, according to new research. The study conducted by Russell Investments, the Asian Association for Investors in non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV) ...

Vanguard tops US social media rankings

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... social media, with debate about the medium's impact in Australia's wealth management raging on. Kasina, a specialist research group, rated asset managers for their presence on social media such as their use of social media initiatives, user experience ...

Australian funds lead global asset growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... institutional funds ranked by Towers Watson, as the super system drives superior growth to the rest of the world. According to a research study conducted by Towers Watson and US investment newspaper Pension & Investments, the assets of major Australian ...

Retail super fund commissions revealed

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
Retail super fund members paid almost $3 billion in commissions during 2010, according to new Rainmaker research. The fee study, commissioned by Industry Super Network, shows that members parted with $1.9 billion in payments linked to super investments ...

ACSI: executive salaries soar above share value

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... ten years while executives working for companies on the S&P/ASX 100 earned a 31% salary raise, according to new ACSI research. The study, as part of Australian Council of Super Investor's (ACSI) ten-year anniversary, looked at the influence chief executive ...

Super merger prompted by industry transition

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... big is not our value proposition, we still want to deliver more personalised services, features and benefits that our research tells us our members appreciate." CareSuper currently has over 200,000 members in professional, managerial, administrative ...