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Financial Planning

Reverse mortgages, three years on

Reverse mortgage holders are generally satisfied with their loans three years on, but more than half aren't aware of the full cost of borrowing against their property, according to a new survey.

Investing by 2020

Fund managers struggling to deliver pure alpha now will have an even tougher time by 2020 as new technologies and competition transform what is considered alpha today to beta tomorrow, said Harry Liem, senior associate at Mercer's investment consulting.

IOOF improves insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
IOOF has taken the bold step of automatically arranging up to $200,000 of death, total and permanent disablement cover for non-insured members and increasing the insurance cover of existing members by up to 30 per cent.

India calls for better financial services

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
Consumption expenditure in India accounts for 62 per cent of GDP placing it in the same league as developed nations like the US and Australia, highlighting that high-value consumer sectors such as financial services could be big investment opportunities ...

Alt assets boom in uncertain times

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
Alternative assets outperformance over equity and bonds over the last decade, especially in hard times, has pushed them to higher levels of popularity with institutional and high net worth investors, according to new research from Deutsche Bank alternatives ...

A case for active managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
Growth-driven equity markets won't last and the market cycle will see long-term active value managers prevail, according to Peter Gunning, chief investment officer for Asia Pacific at Russell Investment Group.

Intech alt fund posts 16pc

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
Intech's flagship alternatives fund, the Global Tactical Strategies Trust (GTS), has finished its first year on a high, with a return of 16.16 per cent for the year.

Resources boom gone in three years: Putnam

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
New transport and resources infrastructure arriving in the next three to four years could lead to the end of the current global resources boom, according to Shigeki Makino, Putnam Investments chief investment officer of global core equities.

What members want

A Telstra Super research study on what its members want has revealed some surprising results, including how much people are willing to pay and for what services.

Platforms control two-thirds of planner FUA

Platforms now account for two-thirds of planner funds under advice after jumping from 53 per cent just four years ago, according to new research from the Rainmaker group.