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The complex nature of hedge funds should not stop advisers from recommending them, says DOMINIC McCORMICK....
ACTIVE managers use different investment styles with the aim of outperforming the market. In the US, ‘value’ and ‘growth’ are two of the key styles used by fund managers ...
US Financial advisory practices are experiencing similar challenges to local advisers as their rising costs exceed growth rates, according to the 2002 US Financial Planni...
The debate over fees and charges preoccupying industry observers over the past year and a half peaked recently with the launch of the Labor Party’s policy platform includ...
Listed financial planning group Fiducian has grown net profits by 14 per cent for the financial year ending June 30, 2002, despite lower than expected net fund inflows th...
Financial services group Snowball has released its preliminary annual results and despite a 538 per cent increase in revenue to $5.24 million, will post an overall loss o...
In the last article I discussed what I believe are the limitations to the current approach to asset allocation of much of the financial planning (and funds management) in...
Challenger International has attributed a 24 per cent rise in year-on-year profits to an increase in sales of annuity and funds management products....
IWL has experienced a 76 per cent, or $6.5 million, increase in operating revenues in the year to the end of June, but ended up with an overall loss of $1.2 million....
In a recent column, Robert Keavney reignited the risk profiling debate. LISA CHAMBERS argues that planners are legally obliged to understand their client’s risk tolerance...
Fund of funds investment vehicles continue to gain investor dollars and adviser support as each seek easier ways to invest. However, MARK KNIGHT questions whether the fun...
Diversification can be as important for investors looking for a regular income stream as it is for those looking for capital growth, writes ROB KEAVNEY....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...