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Trustees address 'young' elephant in the room

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... us," said Genovese. Contrary to the popular view though that younger people don't need advice, Genovese said their own research found that younger people do "want someone to hold their hands and give them advice". That's why the group has called on one ...

One in four retail fund members to switch: CHOICE

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... switching to other super options because they are dissatisfied with the fees, customer service or investment options, CHOICE research found. Choice's survey of 1,400 members in June showed 23 per cent of retail fund members said they were considering ...

Crafter resigns as ARIA CEO

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... portfolio management with Commonwealth Investment Management and prior to that, five years as head of the quantitative research team. Crafter has a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of CFA Institute. He received a Masters of Business ...

Super, homes and savings a happy combo

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... bank savings and the family home are some of the key wealth factors linked to greater happiness among Australians, new research shows. The latest AMP.Natsem report notes that spending money wisely can boost happiness and particular types of wealth, such ...

AMP Capital adds ESG researcher

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... He joins the firm after working at independent advisory firm Arbor Partners where he provided sustainable investment research to institutional investors. Carlsson-Sweeny previously worked in ESG research at Scandinavian investment bank, Carnegie Investment ...

ING Aussie eq fund gets three stars

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... source for the fund," said Veerappan. Pandit has over 19 years' industry experience, having held a variety of trading, research, and portfolio management roles. He was most recently with Ellerston Capital, managing a global long/short investment strategy. ...

Mandatory trustee pay disclosure draws debate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... overdue but stressed there's a difference between the trustee model and the corporate model. According to McGuirk's 2009 research surveying around 100 super funds, a super fund chief executive gets paid around $600,000 while the equivalent chief executive ...

Sovereign keeps overweight to distressed debt

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
Alternatives expert Sovereign Investment Research is recommending its superannuation clients remain overweight to specific distressed debt strategies ahead of expected defaults from small US-based companies. Ray King, managing director at Sovereign ...

Brakes on new hedge funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
The number of single manager hedge funds coming to the retail market has slowed to a trickle, according to new research. Just one new fund was rated in the Lonsec's 2010 Sector Review - Single Manager Hedge Funds compared to 10 funds last year. "The ...

Fidelity's Bolton eyes small to mid-size China stocks

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
One of Fidelity's investment stalwarts, Anthony Bolton, believes in the potential of the Chinese stockmarket so much he moved to Hong Kong three months ago, and predicts small to mid-size stocks in the region show the best promise. The president of ...