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Financial advisers raise bar in quest to succeed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The calibre of financial advisers in Australia continues to improve, according to research that draws from 10 years' worth of data on how leading advice practices in the country operate. Yesterday the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) released ...

Mortgage brokers told to target SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The exponential growth in self managed super funds is turning them into one of the most attractive sectors of the investment market, this time attracting the interest of mortgage brokers who are being told they should target the sector. Doug Lee, head ...

SelectingSuper 2012 awards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The 2012 SelectingSuper awards are being held in Melbourne's MCG members Dining Room on Thursday 8 November, with 16 awards on offer. They range from the Workplace, Personal and Retirement Products of the Year in multiple categories, to Self Managed ...

More young Americans worried about retirement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The proportion of people in the US worried about how they'll fund their retirement has skyrocketed, and leading the charge is young people. A national survey of 2,508 people conducted by the Pew Research Center (PRC) has found that 66% of people are ...

AMP Capital attracts $872m from two new offshore investors

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
AMP Capital has attracted $872 million in equity from two new international investors following plans to invest in the redevelopment of some of the country's largest shopping centres. The newly acquired equity will be invested directly in the AMP Capital ...

Investment managers pocket $6.2 billion in super fees

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
Australians pay an estimated $20.1 billion in fee revenue annually, with almost a third going to the funds management industry, according to research commissioned by Industry Super Network. Not-for-Profit super funds, which account for 38% of member ...

Super returns nudge GFC barrier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
After almost five years, super funds are finally in line with their pre-GFC peaks of October 2007, a preliminary report from SelectingSuper's latest super funds performance survey reveals. According to the report, workplace default fund rolling 12 month ...

AustEthical ready for business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
After major restructuring which saw it trim a quarter of its staff, and redesign many of its products, Australian Ethical Investment is actively re-engaging with the market, said chief executive Phil Vernon. The restucture came to a head back in June ...

Next-gen platforms cater for wealth management renaissance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
Rapidly evolving technology and how investors interact with it, accompanied by changing client expectations and regulatory reform is pushing platform developers to fundamentally review their offerings. Forcing the strategic rethink is the growing disconnect ...

Self managed super a furfie

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
While the rush to SMSFs is 'pennies from heaven' for administration solution providers, the bigger opportunity is building platforms to help members make better investment decisions and monitor their performance. Paul Sainsbury, managing director of ...