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Banks need to increase capital ratios: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
... recommendation of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) that bank capital ratios must be "unquestionably strong" APRA conducted a study comparing the capital position of Australia's major banks against a group of international banks. The study's results ...

Advice demand up as direct investment grows

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... growing number of direct investors will drive an increase in demand for financial advice, the latest ASX Share Ownership Study revealed. The study showed that Australians continue to be among the world's largest share owners, with 36% or 6.48 million ...

PROFILE: Stanford Brown chief executive Jonathan Hoyle

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
There are two things that arguably led Jonathan Hoyle to where he is now: Michael Lewis's autobiography, Liar's Poker, and the sight of fresh blood. The chief executive of Stanford Brown was 20 years old and studying biochemistry when he picked up a ...

Former FPA chair to leave Hood Sweeney

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... with Hood Sweeney throughout the remainder of 2015 to ensure a smooth transition while at the same time undertaking further study at Harvard Business School. Hood Sweeney's new managing director will be Chris Stewart, who joined the company in 2011 as ...

PROFILE: EISS chief executive Alex Hutchison

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
Not too long ago executive positions in financial services were generally appointed from prominent sales men and women. Energy Industry Super Scheme (EISS) chief executive, Alex Hutchison, is of a different breed. As a former federal police officer ...

Boutique managers consistently outperform: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... both non-boutique peers and indices over the past 20 years, global research found. US-based Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) study The boutique premium found that over the last two decades the average boutique outperformed the average non-boutique in ...

Small funds winning group risk race

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... superannuation funds appear to have no scale benefit when it comes to getting a good deal on group insurance premiums, the latest study from Rainmaker shows. The Autumn 2015 Rainmaker Superannuation Benchmarking report analysed 15,408 risk options offered ...

Finology expert to address AFA roadshow

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... firms. Sunsuper national manager retail distribution and advice, Anne Fuchs, said Lazenby is a world renowned expert in the study of finology and the psychology of money. "His views on positioning financial advice in a way that takes into account human ...

North American sovereigns hardest hit by oil crisis

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... sharp drop in oil prices, rather than those in oil-producing emerging markets. Invesco's Global Sovereign Asset Management Study shows that the majority (80%) of North American sovereign investors surveyed, "who have emerged from state surpluses driven ...

Australia bottom of the class for portfolio disclosure

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
Australia has come dead last in a study of portfolio disclosure standards across 29 countries. The Morningstar Global Fund Investor Experience Report assesses managed fund investor experiences in 25 countries (expanded to 29 for the published article) ...