australian equities

Financial planning

ING has retained its overall four star fund manager rating from Morningstar despite being marked down in two of its sector strength ratings: Australian fixed interest and...

Financial planning

SWISS PRECISION

UBS Global Asset Management has taken out the overall title to win the most prestigious prize in the funds management industry, the Money Management/Assirt Fund Manager o...

Financial planning

Finalists remain true to label

This year’s finalists in the Money Management/Assirt Fund Manager of The Year (FMOTY) Australian equities category all have one thing in common – they stuck to their knit...

Financial planning

Perpetual joins ethical band with new fund

Perpetual Investments has launched a socially responsible investment (SRI) fund, following two years of research to determine investor and financial adviser interest in e...

Funds management

Macquarie kicks off Aussie equities index fund

Macquarie has launched an Australian equities product as part of its True Index product range....

Financial planning

HSBC keeps rating despite Morningstar concerns

HSBC’s overall three star rating from Morningstar has survived a review by the research house which had scaled down the majority of the fund manager’s qualitive ratings....

Financial planning

Agribusiness immature, desperate for reform

The agribusiness industry has some serious hurdles to overcome if it is to become part of the mainstream of investments recommended by financial advisers in Australia....

Financial planning

Zurich contracts investments to Deutsche

Deutsche Asset Management (DAM) has been contracted by Zurich to implement the investment mandates formerly carried out by Scudder, effectively making Zurich a client of ...

Financial planning

BT to expand offshore investment capabilities

BT Funds Management (BTFM) will expand its international capabilities with the addition of small number of Australian analysts in the group’s investment offices in Singap...

Financial planning

New players get the results, but lack history

The Australian equities market has experienced an influx of new managers over the past few years, resulting in greater choice for investors and a more competitive market ...

Financial planning

Rich labels agribusiness immature

The agribusiness industry will continue to show all the hallmarks of an immature branch of the investment industry unless it aligns itself with Australian equities rather...

Financial planning

Shields gets Colonial flagship

Colonial First State has announced senior portfolio manager Simon Shields the successor to Greg Perry as the portfolio manager for the group’s flagship Australian equitie...

Funds management

Deutsche listed property put on hold

Investment research house van Eyk has placed a ‘hold’ rating on Deutsche Asset Management’s capabilities in the listed property trust sector....

Funds management

Colonial announces new Imputation Fund manager

Colonial First State has announced senior portfolio manager Simon Shields the successor to Greg Perry as the portfolio manager for the group’s flagship Australian equitie...

Financial planning

Departure spells the end of an era at Colonial

The latest news from within the Commonwealth Bank group is just the closing moves in one of the biggest industry mergers in recent years. GEORGE LIONDIS looks at where it...