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CFS builds in corporate super

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... functionality for FirstChoice Employer Super (FCES). Staff turnover is a major hurdle for many employer super funds, according to research by the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI), which found that Australian employers experience an average ...

Midwinter takes on Coin, Xplan

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... Technology Report for overall satisfaction. In related news, Midwinter will soon be releasing a self-managed super fund research project for advisers while expanding its AdviserTECH framework to suit the latest Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. ...

Leveraged ETF risk laid bare

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
Morningstar's co-head of fund research Tim Murphy caused a stir at the research firm's investment conference when he showed the risks of US-style synthetic ETFs at a panel session in Sydney on Friday. Tom Keenan of iShares Australia and Graham Smith ...

Advisers not ready for super changes

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... that focus was likely to shift quite quickly. This year the first baby boomers hit age 65 and retired. Citing Rainmaker research, Cooper, head of the retirement products division at Challenger Limited, said there would be a 50 per cent rise in the amount ...

AUI to draw planners with new property ratings

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) plans to use recent positive research ratings on its Diversified Property Fund to attract financial planners and retail investors to its $40 million rights issue, due to close on June 30. The Diversified Property Fund ...

Goldman Sachs downgraded but fixed interest pays

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... stars to three stars due to "a number of factors which in aggregate have reduced our overall conviction," said S&P. The research house rated 18 Australian fixed interest, credit and high yield income offerings, assigning one new rating to the Russell ...

REST announces formal name change

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... 1.9 million members, is designed to highlight the super funds industry expertise and industry fund heritage. REST's own research among their membership highlighted that their heritage in industry super was something that not all REST members were aware ...

UBS boosts Aust Fixed Income team

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
UBS Global Asset Management names it head of credit research for Asia Pacific and new portfolio manager within its Australian Fixed Income team. Former Senior Credit Analyst at Societe General in London, Ben Squire has joined UBS as the new head of ...

Bloomberg Tradebook taps into research vein

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
Bloomberg Tradebook has released new client-focused programs in a bid to build up its research offerings, with a focus on transparency and client access to information. Available to their Australian clients, the global agency broker has introduced an ...

China's HNWs hold $1.2tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... already worth almost as much as Australia's entire superannuation market but growing four times faster. According to research just released by global consultant Bain & Company, there are now 585,000 people in China with more than $1.5 million in investable ...