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The future of wealth management

... alternative assets become mainstream are just three of the trends changing the face of wealth management, said Alex Dunnin, research director at Rainmaker Information. Speaking at this year's AFA national conference, Dunnin said that funds under management ...

When insurance matters

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007

... and had some serious financial shortcomings," said Lisa. Lisa and her partner David, who is also a planner, said the research software used in Lance's case was not appropriate because what he had was not defined under the conventional definitions of ...

Exposure to alternatives raises risks

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007

... allocation to alternative illiquid assets can pose additional risks to their portfolio. Geoff Warren, head of capital markets research at Russell and Andrew Leung, senior research associate at Russell compiled a report, Illiquidity: A Story of Haircuts ...

UniSuper appoints public markets head

CHRIS NICHOLLS | FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007

UniSuper has appointed Intech's current deputy head of manager research, Danny Suchowiecki, as their new manager of public markets. Suchowiecki's appointment follows the promotion of previous manager of public markets, Dennis Sams to head of public ...

No more sustainable investment roadblocks: Russell

CHRIS NICHOLLS | THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007

... sustainable investing, such as lower returns and compromised fiduciary responsibility, no longer exist thanks to new research and evolving market practices. The report reviewed a list of more than 40 empirical studies into ethical, SRI and Sustainable ...

Currency hedging key to international returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS | WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007

New research from nabCapital suggests currency hedging, more than investment strategy selection, is the key to generating high returns in international equities. Donald Hellyer, managing director and head of insurance and fund manager relations at nabCapital ...

Gunns fuels CG debate

... issues can and do impact the bottomline." ARIA is also one of the cornerstone investors of Regnan, a specialist governance research group that tracks the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of listed companies on behalf of institutional ...

Intech shifts focus to after-tax

CHRIS NICHOLLS | TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007

... Australian Shares Active Trust, focusing on boutiques and after-tax returns. The shift to boutiques comes after Intech's own research suggested the majority of alpha in the next three to five years will come from them. "Despite the shrinking pool of ...

Consumers worry about value, not fees

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007

... for consumers but perceptions of being overcharged and underserviced are. The latest survey conducted by the Neilson research group for ING found clients will pay for quality advice as long as an adviser is able to clearly explain and justify what they ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007

... Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) publishes its Survey of Investor Confidence. PWC launches the second edition of its research into the health of private businesses - the Private Business Barometer. In Sydney, the face of Aussie Home Loans, John ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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