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More platform inflows through SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
Research from Investment Trends shows more than 75 per cent of planners invest some portion of SMSF inflows through a platform - up from 65 per cent a year ago. Planners also estimate that 43 per cent of their clients' total SMSF assets were invested ...

PAS supports Paceline

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
Professional Associations Super hopes to raise $60,000 for heart research, joining the list of super funds helping to secure funds for charities affecting retirees. The Paceline ride involves 20 riders and 2 support crew traveling 1100km from Adelaide ...

Funds should show benefit projections: IAA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... projections in annual member statements to help members track their progress towards their retirement savings goals, new research shows. A survey of 50 senior executives said projections should include Age Pension entitlements and show both a lump sum ...

Advice 'opt in' reforms to dictate platform choice

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... we expect an elevated level of churn between platforms over the next few years," said Mark Johnston, principal of the research firm. Michael Heine, managing director of netwealth, said 50 per cent of their new business comes from advisers switching from ...

Ironstone partners advisers in property

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... residential property trust. "There is no one around, except us, that can provide a level of detail, due diligence and research that required for advisers to now provide this property service to their clients," said Preece. "We have had a huge reaction ...

Rise of the new rich

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... accumulated a lot of data on high net worth (HNW) investors and how they grow their wealth. This month, the Credit Suisse Research Institute adds to this pool of information but raises competition up a notch by looking beyond the ultra-rich. Instead ...

Board diversity gives greater results

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
Board gender diversity correlates with better results, according to ACSI research. Additionally, superannuation investors regard the low level of female board participation as an investment issue. US Fortune 500 Company boards report nearly twice the ...

Fiducian boosts SMSF services

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... but lower than the cost of other SMSF services associated with other wealth management groups, according to Rainmaker research.

Researchers cast eyes on ETFs

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... statement. "Importantly, Zenith will continue to apply the strict investment criteria used in unlisted managed funds research to ETFs, with sub-standard providers being filtered out of our process." Meanwhile, S&P Funds Services managing director Mark ...

SMSFs more sensitive to advice fees: report

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees more sensitive to fees, with 15 per cent of those surveyed in a new Investment Trends research expecting to pay less to access financial advice. The new research gives a glimpse of how much SMSF trustees are willing ...