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Editorial
By Damien Hatfield The article ‘Hedge funds fail the asset class test’ in Money Management (24 May 2001) is a particularly timely discussion of a number of important issu...
Editorial
I must readily concede a key point made in the responses to my article on hedge funds (Money Management, May 24). The article dealt with only certain types of funds and c...
Financial planning
Signs of a bull and bear market emerged in May when both Australian shares and listed property were the top performing asset classes for the month....
Financial planning
The founding members of the Evensky Group are dissolving their partnership only weeks before financing they sought for part of a US$45 million financial planning empire i...
Financial planning
New Zealand's largest fund manager, AMP Henderson Global Investors, has revamped its investment operations structure and personnel which has resulted in its local equity ...
Financial planning
Standard and Poors (S&P) have confirmed that the group will move into rating managed funds later this year, with equity funds the first to fall under the spotlight....
Editorial
As the push into defensive assets continues while markets head south, neglected asset classes continue to attract more of the spotlight. However Rob Keavney argues not al...
Financial planning
Last night’s budget announcement will have minimal effect on financial markets, according to financial services industry sentiment....
Funds management
Australian equities bounced back in April after being the big underperformers in March, the latest Ausbil Dexia research shows....
Funds management
One of New Zealand's biggest property bond issues has run into trouble and the 1700 investors involved are unlikely to see all their money until at least two years after ...
Financial planning
The New York Stock Exchange will run a pilot program this year to test a global stock exchange, comprising ten of the world’s leading markets, including Australia. This G...
Financial planning
Permanent has launched a new fund, the Permanent Bond Fund which it has packaged with two existing funds in a suite called the Family of Funds....
Editorial
The world over it has been a particularly volatile period in fixed-interest markets. ...
Financial planning
A drop in US consumer spending and the unravelling of the Argentine economy are the two black clouds on the global economy for the remainder of this year....
Financial planning
A drop in US consumer spending and the unravelling of the Argentine economy are the two black clouds on the global economy for the remainder of this year....
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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...