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PIS award financial adviser of the year

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... advisers and mortgage brokers have a constantly changing role and are always facing new challenges arising from the dynamic nature of global financial markets," PIS chief executive Peter Walther said. The awards also took into account the Top Accounting ...

Planners must boost SMSF specialisation: SPAA

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... certainly this is the space where financial planners could benefit," he said. This area is further complicated by the changing nature of SMSF demographics. According to Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data in the June quarter 2012, the most active SMSF ...

SSgA launches low-risk global equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... research shows that managers who have been less exposed to risk over recent years have tended to perform much better. "The nature of risk is that you can't see it coming and you have to build portfolios that are structurally better. If you want to build ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... yesterday and another on February 21," he told AAP. "But it's bouncing relatively strongly as well as reflecting the conflicted nature of the market.. money is waiting on the sidelines to come in with elevated risk in both directions." The banks were ...

Smart beta ETF take-up to double in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... that smart beta products combine the benefits of active management-type approaches with the ease of access and low-cost nature of ETFs. "They are not a replacement for managed funds but a complementary product that through a rules-based approach gives ...

Still pent-up demand as ETFs celebrate record year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... on International Equity and Income-oriented Australian Equity products. With the flexibility, transparency and low-cost nature of ETPs becoming better known amongst all types of investors in Australia, we expect strong growth to continue during the rest ...

Ripoll thanks industry for reforms support

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... enhance consumer confidence and protection, and enhance professionalism within the sector. "But despite the bipartisan nature of the initial Parliamentary inquiry, the Opposition did not support the reforms in Parliament. "In fact, there were 12 divisions ...

Distilling the 'why' unlocks social media success

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... better than no video." And while 'distilling the why' is critically important, Battye also warned delegates that it is by nature hard to execute successfully. "The thing about social media is that it takes your message, amplifies it to the media and ...

Mac Private Wealth forced to rectify serious deficiencies

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
... proper commitment to compliance, the effectiveness of its licensee risk processes, controls and systems having regard to the nature, size and complexity of the MPW business, dealing with compliance standards of its advisers, ensuring compliance with ...

Not all ETFs are made equal: Lonsec

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... skew to smaller cap stocks. "The comparison illustrates there are subtle but important differences between ETFs, and the nature of each fund's underlying investment - such as equities, debt or hybrid securities - means returns have the potential to be ...