News

Headlines drive rally, fundamentals drive outperformance in EMs

Recent developments in talks between the US and China to develop a trade framework has boosted investor interest in emerging markets (EMs). ...

Expert Analysis

Working collaboratively with law firms to settle family disputes

A lawyer has shared how financial advisers can collaboratively work with law firms to successfully protect their clients' assets in the case of a family dispute....

Financial planning

ASIC cancels AFSL and permanently bans its responsible manager

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

Financial planning

Insignia shares’ rollercoaster ride during M&A bidding war

Having peaked at more than 40 per cent growth since the first M&A bid, Insignia Financial shares have returned to earth six months later as the company awaits a final dec...

Financial planning

Coller Capital unveils education platform on secondaries market

Private market secondaries manager Coller Capital has unveiled a new education platform to improve advisers’ and investors’ understanding of secondaries....

Financial planning

How much return would investors like from their portfolio?

Investors in Australia have among the highest return expectations in the world, according to Natixis Investment Managers, targeting double-digit growth above inflation fr...

Editorial

Relative Return Insider: Public-private discussions and the future of markets

In this week’s episode of Relative Return Insider, hosts Maja Garaca Djurdjevic and Keith Ford discuss a busy week of announcements from ASIC, with submissions to its pub...

Financial planning

Back-to-back adviser losses reported in June

In the run-up to heavy losses expected at the end of the financial year, June has already reported consecutive weeks of adviser losses....

Funds management

Bentham appoints 2 to distribution team

Bentham Asset Management has become the latest fund manager to expand its distribution team as it reports increased interest in its credit strategies. ...