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Embracing derivatives: South Korea

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... to regulation and the conservative nature of South Korean brokerage houses," notes Neil Katkov, head of Celent's Asia Research group and co-author of the report. "When the Capital Markets Consolidation Act comes into effect next year, new derivative ...

Shift ad budget for Gen Y: Williams

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... website to say 'hey dude', because they'll know it's fake," she said. In addition, Williams also urged super funds to research digital and online opportunities to ensure super funds pay the appropriate amount for a campaign. Generation Y is defined as ...

US ETF appetite strong

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... vital role ETFs play in the growing number of portfolios and strategies," said Tom Anderson, report author and head of research at State Street's Intermediary Business Group. The report found there is strong growth in the number of sector, fixed income ...

QIC favours endowment funds

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... partnerships that seek to replicate the investment style employed by leading university endowments. "We did a lot of research on the strategies on endowment funds and have followed them closely over the years," said Adrian Ryder, managing director, strategy ...

Van Eyk most popular ratings agency: Rainmaker

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
Van Eyk is the most widely used managed funds research rating agency, followed by Morningstar and Lonsec, reveals new research released by Rainmaker. Rainmaker's latest Advantage report profiling the platform and advice sector noted that despite these ...

Thirst for planners soars 55pc

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... to grow by 55 per cent in the next five years, said the Financial Planning Association of Australia. According to new research by the FPA's Future Financial Planners Council, the demand for financial planners will increase 16 per cent in the next 12 ...

The nub of being a hub

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... necessarily mean the money has to be managed at home. Speaking at the IFSA conference yesterday, Rainmaker's director of research and editorial Alex Dunnin said Australian fund managers have historically "punched above their weight" in terms of the size ...

Friendster to fundster

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... thinking within their business, especially in a world where investing is truly global and Web 2.0 is a key investment research tool. Speaking at the IFSA conference yesterday, Richard Kimber, Google's former regional head for Australia, NZ, Korea and ...

Zurich hires investment specialist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... appointment, Noble worked at Skandia for roughly five years as investment specialist and also across distribution and investment research roles. Noble will be responsible for Zurich's equity products, participate in the firm's Tactical Asset Allocation ...

Govt policies block choice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
The Rudd Government's proposed policies on super and financial advice are potentially "anti-competitive" and won't go unchallenged, said shadow treasurer Malcolm Turnbull. Speaking at the IFSA conference yesterday, Turnbull said the Coalition will be ...