INVESTMENT TRENDS

Superannuation

An increase in SMSF gearing enquiries has prompted Multiport to launch a new product....

Superannuation

The number of investors allocating towards exchange-traded funds will increase 35 to 50 per cent in the next two years in the wake of the current proliferation of product...

Funds management

There will be a surge in the number of investors embracing exchange-traded funds in the next two years, since they are increasingly being taken up by financial advisers....

Financial planning

Fixed and asset-based fees can co-exist as adviser remuneration methods as long as each method is used for the appropriate product, according to OneVue chief executive of...

Financial planning

Financial advisers may see the advantages of advising on exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but the increasing popularity of ETFs is being driven by self-directed investors, a...

Financial planning

Platform providers have closed the gap in their service offerings through innovative approaches to model portfolios and client portfolio management tools, according to th...

Superannuation

There is a massive disconnect between the demand for financial advice among super fund members and their willingness to pay for it, according to Investment Trends researc...

Financial planning

New research confirms a growing demand for good advice from Australia's high-net-worth individuals....

Financial planning

Most financial planners typically expect Australian shares to return around 10 per cent excluding dividends over the course of 2011, according to research by Investment T...

Financial planning

Smaller and lower-cost brokers were responsible for increased competition in the online broking space in the second half of 2010, according to Investment Trends research....

Financial planning

A proposed increase in the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent by 2019 is slower than Australians would like....

Financial planning

Consolidation is the big news in the financial planning platform industry. Janine Mace looks into how this is affecting the sector....

Financial planning

As the financial planning platform industry enters a new year that will see big changes, Janine Mace discovers it may not all be plain sailing....

Financial planning

Many financial planners are progressively making changes to their business models as they shift towards the high-net-worth (HNW) client segment, according to Investment T...

Financial planning

Xplan and Coin are the two most popular financial planning software providers, according to a new report released by Investment Trends....

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