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Decline in practice valuations bottoms out

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... became more astute, banks implemented tighter credit policy and sale valuations of businesses were impacted." The complete study can be downloaded here.

Baby boomers should be wary of generic advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... is too generic and risky due to overexposure to growth assets, a Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) study has found. The CIFR study examined common Australian financial advice methods to determine their viability for investors over ...

CBA is top banking brand for 2014

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... Bank of Australia (CBA) is the country's highest-value banking brand for 2014, according to the Brand Finance Banking 500 study. Despite a year of controversy surrounding its financial planning division, the bank has retaken the number one brand position ...

Industry fund brands stronger than retail

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... their own super fund ('internal raters'), as well as funds with which they are well acquainted ('external raters'). The study reveals that on average, industry funds scored better than retail funds across all brand aspects, particularly on perceptions ...

Super modern awards anti-competitive: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) are excluded from the default modern award system). According to the study, industry funds owned by employer organisations and unions remain the biggest beneficiaries of the award system, representing ...

Super trustees must be vigilant about managers: Deloitte

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... substantially lower than rack rates. Individuals should also shop around and put more detailed monitoring regimes in place." The study concludes that trustees should take an active role in ensuring each mandate focuses on areas where consultants demonstrate ...

Future Fund equities head to depart

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... in 2007 and led the team responsible for building the Fund's listed equity portfolio.A She is leaving to pursue full-time study. Prior to the Future Fund, Lumsden was an investment director at the Victorian Funds Management Corporation. She has also ...

Phone usage reveals opportunity for financial services

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... smartphone market in the world after Singapore, Norway, Spain and Sweden. Part of a global four year longitudinal Deloitte study of 37,000 consumers spanning 22 countries - the research reveals some telling trends in the 'always on' mobile world. Deloitte ...

Women-led companies better for investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... Research Institute released a landmark report,A The CS Gender 3000 Women in Senior Management report, that found based on a study of 3000 companies around the world the more gender and socially diverse a company's senior management and board is the better ...

FEATURE: A new world order in active management

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... in 2005 to 18.5% in 2014. Total indexed funds under management in Australia now stand at $334 billion. The same Rainmaker study found that funds allocated to index strategies grew 28% in the 12 months to end of March 2014. The rise is the fastest 12-month ...