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HNW clients give brokers the 'thumbs down'

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... use traditional brokers, with the remainder electing to manage their own investments, including fund selection, fixed interest investments and equities trading. "I had expected that my adviser would have given me a bit of thinking outside the square ...

FINSIA calls on regulators for workplace diversity

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia calls on regulators to encourage companies to develop measurable objectives to assess their progress on workplace diversity and gender pay parity. The call for regulatory attention on these issues comes ...

The QE Paradox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... of good things, I really couldn't quite understand why markets still expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to cut interest rates after latest data releases showed that our economy continue to be lucky - the unemployment rate dipped to 5.2% in July ...

Super funds urged to include macro-level ESG principles

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... interests, rather than just assessing ESG at a company level. The ability of macro-level ESG issues to undermine investors' interest was a major theme raised at the recent UN PRI conference, said Domagala. The conference - held in Rio De Janeiro last ...

Polarisation of super dubbed "shocking" by UK manager

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
The extent of polarisation within the Australian superannuation industry is "shocking," according to a UK-based manager. Alan McFarlane, chief executive officer of Dundas Global Investors said that looking from the outside as the UK moves towards a ...

Generations split on what causes sleepless nights

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
Research from superannuation fund Sunsuper revealed that the financial nightmares experienced by different generations reflect where they are at within their respective life stages. But what unites the generations, said Sunsuper's general manager, customer ...

Super funds look to banks on social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
The introduction of MySuper with more streamlined investment options and fees means super funds need to up the ante in social media engagement for brand differentiation, according to one consultancy. In a study of 34 super funds representing a range ...

Life insurance industry under pressure

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... Australian insurers, according to TAL. Jim Minto, managing director of Tal said this is a challenge because with the lack of interest in life insurance investment globally, Australian life insurers must be able to show that the market does not have the ...

Dunn loses bonus shares

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
AMP chief executive officer Craig Dunn has been forced to forfeit 777,778 shares, after the company's share price fell from $6.50 in 2010, to the current price of $4.04. The 777, 778 shares - worth approximately $3.2 million - were granted in 2010 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... cent, or 19 points, to end at 4,291.6 after the Australian central bank announced, as widely expected, it would keep the interest rate unchanged for a second straight month. Hong Kong finished 0.37 per cent higher, adding 73.83 points, to 20,072.55 while ...