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Optimistic outlook for industry growth: Research

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
New research from AIA Australia, has revealed that advisers are overwhelmingly optimistic on the 12 month outlook for the industry, seeing the most growth coming from families and the self employed. The AIA Australia Adviser Partnership Survey of 1100 ...

Active risk under spotlight

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... beat the market." The struggle of how to get a better equity portfolio that takes more active risk has created a global interest in models to find successful managers with a higher tracking error, according to Dorsey. "Most Australian super funds find ...

Research houses to step up transparency

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... research houses)', proposed research report providers separate their business units as a strategy to manage conflicts of interest. The responses coincide with growing concern over product issuers paying for ratings. Consultation paper 171 said that a ...

Centro MCS proposes DPF wind-up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... than four years ago. Investors accused Centro of misleading and deceptive conduct by not disclosing at least $3bn of interest-bearing debt falling due in 12 months in its 2007 financial report. The subsequent restructure saw Centro Group reformed as ...

Australia eyes Israeli super system

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
Engagement with lifecycling and a better engagement with annuities are two key aspects of the Israeli pension model where Australian super should take note, according to industry heavyweight Jeremy Cooper. Just back from a research trip to Israel led ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... six points at 4,295. No major economic or equities news is expected on Friday. But ANZ Bank is expected to announce its interest rate decision. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed higher, boosted by a better-than-expected unemployment rate and ...

Bentham attracts new super mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... income stream in an asset that is more resilient than equities," said Quin. Bentham Asset Management is a specialist fixed interest and credit investment manager.

Insurance lapses impact on NAB Wealth results

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... increase in insurance lapses. Compared to the September 2011 half, cash earnings before IoRE were 11.1% higher. Adviser interest in NAB Wealth remains strong and led to an 8.7% increase in aligned advisors since March 2011. "Revenue momentum, sound cost ...

Australia's finely balanced $376bn budget

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... A bigger social equity surprise, however, is that the government also scrapped the 50% tax concession on bank deposit interest of up to $1000 albeit the government has countered that other reforms in superannuation mean that around 3.6 million low income ...

Return to surplus may hit big business

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... accompli. "Even though we're in a position at the moment where the Reserve bank is in a monetary easing phase, where interest rates are on a downward projection, there's no indication at all that households will spend the savings that might flow through ...