The shindig event of the Australian financial advice calendar – the FPA 2008 Conference – kicks-off tomorrow in earnest in Queensland.
The event is unlikely to carry a party mood, but more a chance for the industry to regroup and lick its wounds.
A week after the subdued …
One of the things separating wealthy Australians from the rest of us, apart from possessing significant assets of course, is the fact the former are relatively unfazed by the financial crisis.
New research on Australia’s high net worth individuals (HNWIs) also reveals that while their investment risk appetite has decreased …
Financial advisers in Australia are more of the glass is half full ilk it would seem than the negative alternative.
Close to one in two financial advisers are expecting to increase the level of investment business they write with their main wealth management group in 2009, despite a …
The extremely high correlation between member satisfaction and superfund investment performance is creating issues for the increasing number of funds linking member satisfaction to staff KPIs, according to a new CoreData study.
When it comes to superannuation, member satisfaction is not necessarily a true measure of the overall performance of a …
Groups running defined benefit or defined contribution schemes in the UK are likely to come to very different conclusions after the recent equity market falls.
At first sight, DC pension schemes, where members’ eventual pensions depend partly on the investment performance of their assets, are among the losers of the decline …
The market for credit cards is in many ways the same as the watch, toothpaste and shampoo industries – all long ago achieving their primary utility aims, making everything else since largely tinkering and marketing jazz.
It was no surprise then this week to hear MasterCard has launched a new …
