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Dark pools effective at reducing volatility spikes: Liquidnet

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... is reduced by over 103% in the minute before a block trade when using the firm's anonymous dark pool. The Liquidnet Block Study examined roughly 32,000 block trades - that is, trades executed for over $200,000 - in the first half of 2016. Those trades ...

Worst 'fat cat' funds have high fee diet

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... annual survey of superannuation and managed fund performance, revealing high fees as the force behind underachievement. The study conducted analysis of 3,820 super and managed funds. This year it found 638 fat cat funds and 574 fit cat funds. A fund ...

CBA innovates to help customers avoid late fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... avoiding late fees, while improving the efficiency of the payment process. The new features are in response to an online study, undertaken in August by ACA Research on behalf of the Commonwealth Bank, which shows that $286 million was spent last year ...

Global equity managers not currency selectors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... structure a global equity investment mandate it is beneficial to manage the currency component externally, new research finds. A study released by the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) implies super funds would benefit from seeking ...

$1.6 million cap will not derail retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... 87. The probability declines slightly for a female because her predicted life span is longer at 89. Milliman used the case study of a hypothetical 65-year-old pensioner and estimated how long $1.6 million would last by drawing down a range of incomes. ...

Hedge fund, PE allocations drive super fees: study

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
Higher allocation to riskier and less liquid asset classes is driving higher superannuation fees, according to a new study from the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR). The CIFR funded study analysed the factors influencing superannuation ...

Lower pay offset by persistent bonuses

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... dropping by 4.6%, with CEOs taking home an average $1.51 million (before bonuses and shares), according to the 15th annual study of CEO Pay in ASX200 Companies by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). "The decline in average CEO ...

Digital key to greater trust, literacy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... because a lot these financial planners haven't studied in a long time, they need support and they need time to balance their study with their professional practices and with their lifestyle demands. "The answer is not driving financial planners out of ...

Vulnerable clients easily manipulated: study

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Trust in financial advisers can be easily manipulated, according to a new university study which found a large proportion of Australians were unable to tell the difference between good and bad financial advice. The study also revealed a high proportion ...

Retiree expenditure remains modest: study

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
A new study of retiree expenditure answers some myths and fears about what retirees need to live on and will help shape future superannuation policy. Research commissioned by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and conducted by ...