ASSET CLASS
Financial planning
The listed property trusts (LPTs) sector is no longer the ‘safe haven’ asset class it was once considered to be, and advisers need to be aware of the changing risk profil...
Financial planning
Select Asset Management’s recently launched Select Gold Fund has received the tick of approval from Zenith Investment Partners, with the research house touting the asset ...
Financial planning
Planners have next to no education in the area of direct property investment, which, according to some industry commentators, is a serious oversight. Mike Taylor reports....
Editorial
How long can the listed property trust market expect its dream run to continue? Mike Taylor reports....
Editorial
Despite the flurry of interest they generated when introduced to the Australian market, the take up of hedge funds has been slow. Ben Abbott reports....
Editorial
The poor performance of many developed international share markets over the past few years has strengthened the case for investors to allocate a greater proportion of the...
Financial planning
Principal Global Investors is considering launching a global property securities fund due to a “growing appetite among investors” for the asset class, and in Australia ha...
Financial planning
InvestorWeb Research has named Advance Funds Management its top rated six star manager for Australian equities....
Funds management
In choosing which managers took poll positions in the Fund Manager of the Year (FMOTY) awards this year, Assirt employed the same process it has used in the past – combin...
Editorial
Despite a mixed track record, the traditional approach to asset allocation is rarely questioned – and it should be, says Dominic McCormick....
Funds management
MACQUARIE Financial Services is rolling out a fund of private equity funds for the retail market in what it says is a watershed for investors wanting to access alternativ...
Financial planning
MLC has appointed two new managers to its global share strategy in Bernstein Investment Research and ABN Amro Asset Management, after deciding to broaden the differentiat...
Editorial
HEDGE funds have been on a bit of a crusade lately, grabbing headlines and attracting investors who are seeking returns in an environment where they are not exactly easy ...
Financial planning
The listed property trust asset class will finish the financial year with at least its second strongest performance ever, having already achieved an index return of just ...
Financial planning
ANTHONY SERHAN outlines how Assirt judges the Fund Manager of the Year awards....
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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...