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Investors turn from cash to fixed income: UBS

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... by super funds that can simply no longer afford to stay in cash. "All super funds are overweight cash, and we will see a huge swing, but exactly when - we're not sure."

Advisers risk wasting 2013: van Eyk Advice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... commission-paying clients to their fee-for-service models, he said. Zulli said many in the industry had not confronted the huge disconnect between what consumers say they are prepared to pay for holistic financial advice and the amount advisers say it ...

Advice tech more than back office tool: JP Morgan

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... O'Sullivan, who has a background as a financial advisor, says few advisors currently use the technology up-front. "There are huge advantages for using the software up-front as a point of sale tool," he said. "Advisors can generate various 'what if' scenarios ...

Family office growth creates opportunity for wealth managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
The huge growth in family office wealth is leading to significant opportunities for investment managers, according to Boston-based global research firm Cerulli Associates. A new global report posted by the company shows that assets under management ...

Energy Super makes two senior appointments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
Energy Super has appointed Daniel Judd and Andrew Russell-Clarke as investment manager, and key member relationships manager respectively. With $4 billion in funds under management, industry fund Energy Super provides retirement planning solutions to ...

Prime real estate no longer attractive: LaSalle

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... ticked all the boxes. However, according to Guest, head of research and strategy for the Asia Pacific region at LaSalle, huge demand for the best quality urban office space from institutional and pension investors has pushed prices beyond fair value. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... July 8, 2011, while Paris reached its highest level so far this year. The launch of a plan by Greece to buy back some of its huge debt at discounted prices also boosted market sentiment. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed after data showing Chinese ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... the fiscal cliff. The yen eased further against the US dollar and euro on Friday after the Japanese government announced a huge spending spree to kickstart the economy just weeks before a general election. Tokyo closed 0.48 per cent, or 45.13 points ...

Cloud computing to boost real-time super

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... banks in Australia have already adopted the cloud model, said Slee, demonstrating that it can be done and might actually be a huge cost-saving measure for super funds. More importantly, the cloud will allow super funds to adopt their systems to a membership ...

Commodities boom over: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
The super-cycle that drove a huge boom in commodity investment over the last decade is well and truly over, according to UBS's Mark Rider. The Australian head of investment strategy, who has also worked for the Reserve Bank of Australia as head of economic ...