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HNW clients give brokers the 'thumbs down'

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... brokers failed to alter their operating models to reflect this reality, CoreData's Private Bank Intelligence Unit found. In a focus group of HNWIs with $2 million plus in investable assets, and an online satisfaction survey, brokers were considered too ...

Patron grows adviser numbers

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
Patron Financial Advice will continue to grow its adviser numbers over the next year due to constant demand from the advice sector that is currently dissatisfied with institutional dealer groups. Last financial year, Patron Financial Advice added 18 ...

ACCI calls for right to sue foreign govs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... investors will be put off opportunities in emerging markets without secure legal frameworks with enforceable rights. "The recent focus on in-bound foreign investment must not overshadow the prosperity flowing from Australian companies successfully investing ...

Super funds urged to include macro-level ESG principles

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
Institutional investors are increasingly demanding that Environmental, Social and Governance principles be considered in mandate design - and it needs to be from a macro-level, said Solaris Investment Management. "Several of Solaris' institutional clients ...

Aust Ethical partners with Russell

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
Australian Ethical Super has appointed global asset manager Russell Investments to deliver administration services to the fund's 14,000 members. Modern and scalable technology was a major draw card for Australian Ethical's choice of Russell Investments ...

40% of super funds gone by 2020:CoreData

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... should also be able to maintain a competitive advantage, said CoreData. CoreData's research expects the battle for growth to focus heavily on the post-retirement space, because the proportion of Australians aged over 60 will increase to 24% by 2030 ...

Austock seeks liquidity for shareholders who want out

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
The Austock Group has announced plans for an on-market buy-back of up to 27 million fully paid ordinary shares, approximately 20% of its total shares on issue. Bill Bessemer, Austock Group chief executive offer, said that the buy-back was to provide ...

Asian managers eye Fund Passport

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... an ARFP. "The proposed passport has been widely debated by regulators and market professionals and will continue to be a focus as the fund market keeps growing. "New investment products such as Renminbi bond funds have generated fresh interest." A high ...

Retirement income the big challenge

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... income stream because it's easy." McFarlane holds that people tend to get too preoccupied by share price, but predicts the focus of capital asset models on capital value will change as retirees mark a preference for regular dividend flows over changes ...

Annuities regaining acceptance: Challenger

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... in 2004 the government made annuity capital values only 50% exempt to the age pension asset test, explained Bouquet. This focus on tax was like putting up a wall between annuities and the people they were designed for, she explained. But product enhancements ...