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Fund call centres the weakest link

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
Super funds call centres have proven to be the weakest link in a fund's marketing mix, new research shows. Despite being the main hub of communication between a fund and its members, call centres are far measuring their performance customer satisfaction ...

Account switching is too much trouble

... a majority of people think switching banks is too much of a hassle. Fifty-four per cent of the 2000 respondents to a Research International banking survey said changing bank accounts was more trouble than it was worth. This was despite 37 per cent saying ...

More females in fin services

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... continue to miss out on talking to many talented professional candidates," he said. At the other end of the spectrum, research commissioned by the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) countered that Australia's financial services industry ...

Bad markets to test boutiques

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... against volatile equity markets, according to Russell Investment Group. James McSkimming, Russell Investment Group senior research analyst, said boutique investment managers could use the current economic climate to test their investment strategy. "We ...

S&P studies single manager alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... Alternative Strategies - Single Manager report found found single strategy hedge funds generally performed well, however, the research and ratings firm was critical of the strategy's high fees despite the level of skill of some managers and inherent ...

Hyperion expands investment team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... appointed Jason Orthman as senior investment analyst. Orthman previously worked at Wilson HTM Investment Group as a senior research analyst covering the mid cap industrial sector. He will operate in the firm's Brisbane based investment team. "While many ...

BlackRock and Ralton join IMAP board

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... Ralton Asset Management, who was also appointed to the board at the same meeting, will spearhead the industry body's research and ratings initiatives. IMAP also recently appointed Aviva manager of investment products, Peter Rowley as board director. ...

ASX firms snub climate change

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
An Ethical Investment Research Services (EIRIS) report found more than half of S&P/ASX 200 listed companies, representing over $605 billion in market capitalisation, are not taking action on climate change issues. The EIRIS report identified nearly ...

Australians lead FM pack

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
Australians have emerged the victors of the wealth management race despite a global economic slowdown, new research shows. According to the AFG Global Funds Management Index, Australians amassed an average $70,385 per person in managed funds - emerging ...

AXA super tops league tables

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... options which are three-quarters invested into fixed interest and one-quarter into cash. Chris Balkos, AXA Australia research manager, said the outperformance was due to the funds' asset allocation and how it suits current market conditions, especially ...