Australian financial advisers plan to increase client allocations to global, favouring managed funds over direct equities, according to a Zurich survey....
The platform market suffered yet another fall over the last year, with net fund flows reaching their lowest levels in 10 years....
The recently announced industry standard for defining a hedge fund presents a catch-all concern to unaware fund managers....
The barriers separating developed and emerging market economies are diminishing and this is having a major affect on portfolio construction and choice of benchmark, accor...
Despite global and domestic fears of a housing bubble in Australia, Chan & Naylor believes it is time for Generation Y to step into the property market....
Government bonds in developed countries are no longer the 'risk-free' assets they once were, according to senior Franklin Templeton bond manager Michael Hasenstab....
Investor demand for alternative investment is growing, but fund of hedge fund managers continue to face liquidity restraints from dealer groups....
Iress has extended its North American presence with the launch of its wealth management platform in Canada....
ASIC has set new disclosure requirements for hedge funds, following industry consultation and the Parliamentary Joint Committee report into the Trio Capital collapse....
Although investors may be unfamiliar with managed futures, a lack of directional bias can offer protection on the downside, says Aspect Capital chief executive Anthony To...
Australians are highly allocated to local equities and need to re-evaluate the opportunities that exist on the global market....
The property securities sector produced modest gains over the past 12 months, but continues to face volatility and concentration issues, SQM Research has found....
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...