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Financial planning

Active fixed interest has taken a back seat in recent months, but a new report by Assirt says active fixed interest managers are being treated unfairly. LACHLAN GILBERT r...

Financial planning

UBS Global Asset Management came from almost nowhere to win this year’s Fund Manager of the Year award. DAVID HOVENDEN spoke to John Larum and Colin Woods about the group...

Financial planning

Consistent outperformance across a range of asset classes was the key to accolades in the multi-sector category of the 2002 Fund Manager of the Year awards....

Financial planning

We are rapidly approaching that time of year again when the rush is on to find ways to boost up tax deductions and minimise the tax bill for this year....

Funds management

Market volatility helped finalists in the fixed interest category of the 2002 Fund Manager of the Year awards achieve some impressive performance. John Wilkinson reports....

Financial planning

The Macquarie Bank is preparing to take on the Australian Tax Office (ATO) in court in a bid to reverse the tax office’s decision to disallow tax deductions for so-called...

Editorial

Efficient Market Theory (EMT) argues talent and effort have no affect on market outcomes. ROB KEAVNEY analyses the theory and its impact on developing investment methodol...

Financial planning

To capitalise on the growing appetite for ethical investments, AMP has added 15 new investment options to its corporate super master trust, CustomSuper, which includes th...

Financial planning

Listed financial services group Challenger International has launched a new high yield fixed interest fund with a goal to significantly outperform traditional cash and fi...

Financial planning

A multi-manager approach to investing in equities is gaining momentum. But as FIONA MOORE reports, it means planners will need to redefine where they add value....

Funds management

Fiducian Portfolio Services has increased its exposure to fixed interest with the appointment of Barclays Global Investors Overseas Bond Index Fund to its fixed interest ...

Editorial

Hedge Funds of Australia has carved a successful niche in the hedge funds market. FIONA MOORE talks to the engine behind the machine and asks what more we can expect from...

Financial planning

The Ethical Investment Company of Australia (EICA) has signed an agreement with ACTU Member Connect to provide ethical financial planning services to its union members....

Editorial

It has become common for discussions on the factors influencing investment markets to refer to the ever-growing sums in superannuation. A significant proportion of this c...

Funds management

Listed property trusts (LPT) have finished 2001 as the best performing asset class for Australia investors, rewarding those who flocked to defensive sectors both before a...

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