Articles tagged with 'data'

Planning jobs drying up

7 November 2008 | New survey data reveals market downturn filtering into planning community.


Some industry funds under-performing – Sherry

22 July 2008 | Concern over consistently under-performing industry funds becoming default options.


Australian planners do it better

8 April 2008 | Business Health data shows Australian planners in better shape.


Financial services a cornerstone

20 September 2007 | Government report confirms status.


Consumers warming to financial planning

31 July 2007 | IFSA data shows growing acceptance.


Retail funds inflows continue to surge

5 June 2007 | Australia’s fund management industry continues to grow with the latest data released by actuarial firm Plan for Life revealing that retail managed funds grew by $19.5 billion during the March quarter.


Superannuation fees dropping across the board

23 May 2007 | Consumers are getting a better deal right across the superannuation sector, with fees for virtually every type of fund having been reduced over the past 24 months, according to research released today by the Investment and Financial Services Association.


Advisers’ platform plan may create dealer headache

1 May 2007 | In a move that could cause friction between financial advisers and dealer groups, advisers plan to include additional financial services platforms in their existing offerings in the next 12 months.


Investment irrationality undermining returns

18 April 2007 | Investors have physiological biases that lead their investment strategies astray, Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group principal Nelson Wicas believes.


S&P offloads managed funds data business

23 February 2007 | Standard & Poor’s has entered into an agreement to sell the managed funds data arm of its operations to Morningstar for US$55 million.


Fund flows back in positive territory: S&P

13 December 2006 | Australia’s top 10 fund managers found themselves back in positive territory in the three months to the end of September with BT/Westpac leading the way with an increase in funds under investment of 19.2 per cent, according to the latest data released by Standard and Poor’s.


Super Regulation Should superannuation funds be compelled to suspend advertising capable of persuading uninformed investors to crystallise losses?
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