Research reveals investor appetite for dynamic approach to managing volatility

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An annual, independent study released today by CREATE-Research, commissioned by Principal Global Investors, identifies investor appetite for a more dynamic approach to managing volatility and asset allocation, with 78% of... Read more continue reading

Advisers seek to preserve capital but see no magic bullets for investor returns

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Independent superannuation and investment platform provider Wealthtrac, has said that a recent survey of its member advisers found that the gross majority had changed their clients’ asset allocation in the... Read more continue reading

Planners’ satisfaction with platforms reach the highest level recorded

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Satisfaction with platforms reached the highest level recorded in the nine years of this study’s history, according to a new report released in April from leading wealth researcher Investment Trends.... Read more continue reading

New research reveals discrimination against older workers

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The Financial Services Council has today released research which shows older workers are being discriminated against in the workforce at a time when they are finding it hard to build... Read more continue reading

Retirees caught in generation squeeze

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Many retiring baby boomers are facing a generation squeeze where they still have elderly parents to worry about as well as children who are financially dependent on them, says Mr... Read more continue reading

AMP: emphasis on spouse’s finances the key barrier to women seeking financial advice

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The latest AMP Planner Protection Poll has found that 41.8 per cent of financial planners polled believe the primary barrier to women seeking advice is the emphasis placed on their... Read more continue reading

How Australians spend their time

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Balancing work and family remains a big issue for Australian men and women, with around 40% of women and 30% of men feeling often or always rushed or pressed for... Read more continue reading

Charitable foundations not only the preserve of the very wealthy

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While clients may like the idea of setting up a charitable foundation in the name of a loved one, which then makes donations to a charity or good cause forever,... Read more continue reading

New research: Gen Y shun online when it comes to buying insurance

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Despite a preference for researching and buying many products and services online, when it comes to insurance for themselves and their business, most Gen Y Business Owners (Gen YBOs) prefer... Read more continue reading

Have the Baby Boomers become the Baby Gloomers?

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As the first of the Baby Boomers turn 65 this year, RaboDirect has found that of the 4 million or so people in this generation, one in five will retire... Read more continue reading