research

Financial planning

ASIC research confirms value of advisers

New research undertaken by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed that consumers who use advisers actually value them, but that the industry r...

Financial planning

Bank satisfaction rises post-Royal Commission dip

Customer satisfaction among the big four banks is improving for the first time since the Royal Commission, according to Roy Morgan research....

People & Products

Copia expands distribution team

Copia Investment Partners has announced the appointment of Mani Papakonstantinos to the role of distribution manager covering Victoria and Western Australia....

People & Products

AMP to use Morningstar as external research provider

AMP has appointed Morningstar as the external research provider for its advice business. ...

People & Products

Lonsec includes super fund research on iRate platform

The research house has included superannuation research in its iRate platform, making an understanding of super “no longer optional” for advisers....

Policy & Regulation

New research counters Labor’s negative gearing claims

New research commissioned by building industry group, Master Builders Australia has pointed to significant economic damage resulting from the Federal Opposition’s policie...

Financial planning

New training to help investors cut their losses

Investors could soon train their brains to resist the urge to hold onto bad investments with a new program developed by Monash University researchers. ...

Superannuation

Aussies showing low understanding of superannuation

Despite 44 per cent of Australian workers not fully understanding or feeling on top of their super, a belief that financial advice is expensive is stopping many from seek...

Financial planning

Aussies still feel finances to be taboo topic

New research from Suncorp has revealed half of Australians never discuss their finances with family and friends, while a further 14 per cent still consider the topic tabo...

People & Products

Zenith appoints third analyst from financial planning group

Zenith has recruited James Damicoucas as its new associate investment analyst, becoming the third analyst who has joined from a financial planning group....

People & Products

Centrepoint Alliances names new research head

Centrepoint Alliance has appointed Miriam Herold as the head of research to lead its research division....

Financial planning

Industry fund research backs negative gearing changes

New research commissioned by industry funds has backed Labor policy to scale back negative gearing, arguing that many negative gearers are carrying more debt into retirem...