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One-stop-shop firms surge to gain scale against big instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
The number of partnerships and mergers between financial planning and accountancy firms is increasing as independent businesses brace to gain scale against the big institutionally-aligned groups. Industry concentration in the past years has strengthened ...

SMSFs eye offshore assets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... counterparts. According to the latest Certitude Global Investing Intentions Index (CGIII) report, 50% of SMSF investors who plan to invest offshore plan to do so in the next three months. High net worth investors have also signaled their intent to look ...

Hedge fund growth plans hampered by lack of demand

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
Two thirds of hedge fund managers have made growing their businesses a top strategic priority but a lack of demand from investors could be a major roadblock, according to a recent global EY survey. "In the current environment, fund managers are investing ...

China's still going but will it go slow-er?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following slides on international markets after a US Federal Reserve official said there could be a small cut in its stimulus program next week. At 0826 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index ...

SPAA defends status quo on SMSF regulation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
The self-managed superannuation super (SMSF) sector is not being poorly regulated, according to SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive Andrea Slattery. Slattery's comments came in response to a recent survey in which around ...

Expected retirement age slowly going up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... although only 15% of women said they expect to still be working past age 70. Reinforcing this, almost 40% of people said they plan to retire when they are financially secure enough to do so. Nonetheless the ABS found that even if people wish to work ...

Advisers risk losing clients, fail to target new ones

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
Financial planners are at risk of losing their current clients and are failing to see that, contrary to general perceptions, advice seekers are likely to be female, baby boomers and from less wealthy segments. About a third of advised Australians are ...

What's luck got to do with it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

Consumers find super 'mind-boggling', survey shows

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
Consumers view superannuation as "risky", "complex", "mind-boggling" and "stressful", according to a new consumer survey commissioned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The purpose of the survey, conducted by Latitude Insights ...