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Funds management

The combination of a highly regarded investment team, a robust investment process and the breadth of asset classes from which investments are drawn has seen Legg Mason na...

Funds management

Depth across a number of asset classes and strong stock selection in Australian equities, Australian small caps and fixed income has led to Schroder continuing its winnin...

Funds management

Hyperion can thank the high quality stocks in its Small Growth Companies fund for winning it the Australian equities small cap category in the 2013 Money Management/Lonse...

Funds management

The Hyperion Australian Growth Companies Fund has won the Australian equities (broad cap) category of this year’s Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year awards ...

People & Products

Morningstar Investment Management has promoted Ibbotson Associates Australia managing director and chief investment officer Daniel Needham to global chief investment offi...

Financial planning

Ratings house Zenith has maintained its ‘recommended' rating on the Select Alternatives Portfolio (SAP) despite the replacement of former portfolio manager Robert Graham-...

People & Products

Equity Trustees (EQT) has appointed George Boubouras as interim chief investment officer, pending the outcome of EQT’s take-over bid for The Trust Company....

Editorial

While low volatility funds have had stellar performance in good times and bad, Dominic McCormick cautions investors against complacency....

Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has appointed three new board directors, including Geoff Lloyd, FSC director from 2008-10....

Funds management

Investors cautioned against using ETFs to gain exposure to emerging markets....

Editorial

International experts have warned home bias could prove detrimental to Aussie investors, reports Janine Mace....

People & Products

Jonathan Armitage has been appointed chief investment officer of MLC Investment Management following the departure of Nicky Richards in August last year....

Editorial

Dominic McCormick argues gold exposure in a diversified portfolio still makes very good sense for most long-term focused investors....

People & Products

Fidelity has announced that its Australian CEO, Gerard Doherty, has made the decision to depart the company immediately after five years....

Superannuation

When moving beyond ongoing high allocation to cash and fixed income, trustees of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) should consider the benefits of diversifying in...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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

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