RESEARCH AND RATINGS

Superannuation

The ATOs annual report showed lost super levels had fallen for the first time after $3.2 billion in retirement savings were reunited with members over 2011/12....

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Superannuation

The SMSF sector is well placed to deal with the challenges of post-retirement, according to SPAA chief executive Andrea Slattery....

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Superannuation

Although recent data show a significant drop in concessional contribution cap breaches, MLC has warned those numbers could spike again once the second halving of the caps...

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Superannuation

New research released by KPMG has underlined the degree to which super funds have extended their reach via their scale, technology and the use of social media....

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Financial planning

The number of disputes relating to investments taken to FOS in the 2011-12 financial year dropped by 13 per cent on the previous year....

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Financial planning

Long-term investments have made Australian households nervous, according to ING DIRECT's Financial Wellbeing Index that shows investors are least comfortable with this as...

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Financial planning

Employers in the banking sector are seeking financial services professionals with "like-for-like" experience and are spending more time during the recruitment process to ...

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Financial planning

Australian investors may have built up a so-called "wall of cash" as they cling to safety in volatile times, but new research conducted by Wealth Insights suggests planne...

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Funds management

Performance volatility and concentration issues continue to plague the Australian real estate investment trusts (A-REITs) sector....

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Funds management

The platform market suffered yet another fall over the last year, with net fund flows reaching their lowest levels in 10 years....

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Financial planning

A review of ASIC's GFC short-selling ban has identified the benefits and the costs - and the fact the regulator would likely do it again....

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Superannuation

New FSC research reveals Australians must work longer to bridge a $1 trillion retirement savings gap....

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Financial planning

The majority of Australian finance workers would recommend a career here to overseas peers despite the high cost of living, according to the recent eFinancialCareers Annu...

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Financial planning

According to Mortgage Choice, Australian investors' conservative attitude has driven an increase in fixed rate home loans in August....

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Financial planning

Retail investment FUM fell by 4.6 per cent to $119.8 billion over the June quarter, down from $125.7 billion as at March, the latest research from DEXX&R has found....

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