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Study finds divorce significantly impacts wealth creation

AMP and the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) have put together a research report revealing divorce has considerable financial consequences on the parties involved, affecting not only disposable income but also longer term wealth ...

SwimEC off to flying start

After seven years in the making the financial services industry has launched its swimEC electronic standard, which aims to standardise electronic superannuation transfers across the industry. The swimEC (superannuation, wealth and investment management ...

Navigator seizes opportunity with new Challenger fund

Challenger Financial Services Group has launched its Microcap Fund aimed at attracting retail investors into the niche sector. Challenger's small companies team, with James Ring at the helm, will use its experience gained in this sector over a number ...

HFA Octane Series 2 rated 'investment grade'

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has given the newly launched HFA Octane Series 2 fund an Assirt 'investment grade' rating. The fund of hedge funds was rated using S&P's classification system where returns and relative risk are compared against a traditional ...

Navigator beefs up menu while dropping one fund

Navigator has expanded its investment options for its Personal Investment Plan and Personal Retirement Plan while removing the Dresdner RCM International Equities fund from the list. Navigator's research manager Stuart Fechner says the decision to drop ...

IFSA claims superannuation fees down but debate fires up

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released figures and analysis claiming that superannuation fees and charges have fallen across the industry and the price differences between some retail and industry funds is very close. ...

APRA warns super funds over choice advertising

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has written to superannuation trustees warning them that some advertising and marketing campaigns before the introduction of choice may breach the sole purpose test and a trustee's duty to members. The ...

Investorweb approves of Mariner Mortgage Trust

Investorweb Research has given the Mariner Mortgage Trust a positive review on the strength of the fund's disciplined lending processes, diversified mortgage pool and professional investment team. The researcher says, "The fund offers a solid exposure ...

Superannuation savings impacted by shorter working life

Recent figures from Navigator reveal a problem in the adequacy of some men's superannuation savings with 65 per cent of workers who lose their job through retrenchment are men. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the highest retrenchment ...

Zenith rates Macquarie Morgan Stanley Global Franchise Fund as 'highly recommended'

Zenith has given the Macquarie Morgan Stanley Global Franchise Fund (GFF) a 'highly recommended' rating and has included the fund on its elite "Best of Breed" Recommended List. The fund employs an investment approach that concentrates on high quality ...