5 March 2010 | Standard & Poor's (S&P) Fund Services has placed UBS Australian Bond Fund 'on hold' after portfolio manager Adam Bowe announced he was leaving the firm.
4 March 2010 | Morningstar is making a push into industry superannuation funds research on the back of demand from financial advisers.
25 February 2010 | Australian investors need to rethink their exposure to emerging markets, warns Morningstar.
28 January 2010 | Performance fees being charged by some fund managers in the Australian equities extension sector are excessive, and are being applied without appropriate benchmarks.
20 January 2010 | A Morningstar report into the performance of managed funds has revealed the extent of the failure of global equities funds to provide returns to investors over the past five years while confirming the superior performance of the domestic equities market.
18 December 2009 | Research has found advisers don't fully trust ratings houses that rely on fund manager payments as their main source of revenue.
9 December 2009 | Zenith Investment Research has placed a 'recommended' rating on two new absolute return funds, AQR Delta and the JANA Triplepoint.
2 December 2009 | The chief executive of van Eyk Research believes "the market has decided" which remuneration model is appropriate for research houses, and says his group’s subscriber-pays model has won.
1 December 2009 | Research house S&P has defended its manufacturer-pays model, saying it increases transparency at a number of levels, despite acknowledging it leaves the research house beholden to the wishes of the product manufacturers.
9 November 2009 | Morningstar has given a scathing assessment of AMP Capital Investors' Australian equities fund following the departure of one of the group's analysts on the same day the group announced a "research platform" for its Asia Pacific equities operations.
2 November 2009 | Many financial planners now use model portfolios to assist in the complex task of managing their clients’ wealth. But is a model portfolio the best option, and what are the key issues advisers should think about when considering this approach? Dominic McCormick reports.
28 October 2009 | In its latest review of the diversified sector Zenith Investment Partners granted two 'highly recommended' ratings - and both went to BlackRock.
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7 October 2009 | Relying on general research from research houses for the provision of advice is being challenged, according to research consultant Rob Mcgregor.
2 September 2009 | Distorted markets create significant opportunities for active managers.
27 August 2009 | Former UBS executive Piers Bolger will now be responsible for the research covering Securitor, St George and Westpac dealer groups.
4 June 2009 | Research house Mercer will assist the AIOFP to establish its new research committee, which will provide investment research and construct an approved product list for the association's member firms
19 March 2009 | Ratings house Standard & Poor's is in the process of changing the way in which it rates CDOs, with the result that many of the products may be downgraded
17 March 2009 | Researcher has adopted a new risk ratings system designed to provide clients with risk warnings on managed funds.
12 January 2009 | Aberdeen acquisition sees Morningstar adopt cautious approach.
10 December 2008 | A return to traditional asset classes.
21 November 2008 | Debate over role, responsibilities and accountability continues.
12 November 2008 | Positive outlook for the Australian equities concentrated sector.
14 May 2007 | St George has appointed Patrick Farrell as its new head of investment solutions.
28 November 2006 | Publishing house, brillient!, the company that produces the PortfolioConstruction Journal and annual conference, has made its debut on Internet TV delivering investment research.