EDITORIAL

Difficult investment markets inspire the search for simplistic solutions. Dominic McCormick says it’s time for a more sophisticated approach....

The poor performance of some traditional asset classes is fuelling investor appetite for hedge funds. Craig Phillips asks whether this interest is part of a long-term phe...

Hedge funds promised investors they would be the panacea for poor returns, but have they measured up to their promise? Charles Beelaerts reports....

Craig Phillips looks back at some of the big funds management groups no longer in operation....

Are you going all the way with your clients, or stopping at second base?...

Challenger Financial Services is actively moving towards corporatisation, using the release of its annual results this week to reveal that it has already appointed advise...

The Treasury Group has cruised through the tumultuous 2002/03 financial year, reporting profits almost 350 per cent higher than the previous corresponding period....

Talk of managed funds hubs has gone on for more than three years but a system is not yet in place. Ben Abbott asks the remaining players if it will ever become a reality....

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has announced a profit of $57.8 million for the year ending June 30 2003, slightly down on last year’s profit of $59.1 million, follow...

The newly listed Promina Group has revealed a $135 million profit after tax for the six months to June 30, with its financial services businesses performing in line with ...

Investors rattled by the underperformance of some traditional asset classes over the past few years may be warming to the inclusion of alternatives in their portfolios. C...

Listed investments are readily accessible, well established and offer diversification, but they’re not yet in widespread use by planners....

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