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Flexibility not returns, drive SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... planning (44%). The ability to borrow for asset acquisition was the main reason for 18% of SMSF trustees. Reinforcing a focus on costs, 62% of respondents named lower fees as a primary motivation. The research confirmed that SMSF trustees are wealthy ...

Aging SMSF trustees revert to managed solutions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... active and successful SMSF trustee for over 16 years and has established a comfortable nest egg for retirement. With his focus shifting from building wealth to enjoying his retirement, he is now contemplating moving to a managed super fund. He is still ...

TAL crowned life company of the year

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... Risk Report. The insurance giant scored highly on CoreData's three most important attributes - having a strong customer focus, competitive cover definitions and the ease of doing business with the providor. "The customer is at the centre of what's driving ...

Multi-asset funds react to lack of diversification

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
Multi-asset funds are evolving to become less focused on peer relative performance and more centred on providing investors with a real return, according to a new Lonsec report. The research house says that in the face of stricter regulation and increased ...

Aging and deleveraging impact long-term growth: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... dominate day-to-day market movements, according to the asset manager investors with a multi-year investment horizon must focus on these long-term trends when they position their portfolios. The problem of an aging population is most acute in developed ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... 1.65 per cent, the S&P500 advanced 1.99 per cent and the NASDAQ rose 2.21 per cent. Australian market players will likely focus on the release the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) November board meeting minutes, at 1130 AEST, and a speech from its governor ...

Certitude to access Threadneedle global income fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... to 30 September 2012 of 5.6%. The London-based fund is headed-up by Stephen Thornber who says he manages the fund with a focus on income stocks that offer a combination of high dividends and a robust financial structure. "Sustainability is key," he said. ...

AIST CEO resigns for UN post

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... term as the Australian representative to the PRI. "Fiona will become a valued member of the PRI team and bring a determined focus to boosting signatory relations and outreach through promoting the tangible benefits of the PRI," Atkin said. Reynolds said ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street in its last trading session after political leaders signalled a determination to compromise to avoid sending the US economy over the fiscal cliff. At 0800 AEDT on Monday ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... of weakness and everyone is a bit scared Europe might be slipping back into recession," he told AAP, adding there was a focus on Greece rather than creating growth on the continent. In Australia, the local market has dropped 2.7 per cent with no real ...