Australian Unity is building on a reputation as a niche funds manager after the group received a number of four star funds ratings from research house, Assirt....
Morningstar has fired its latest salvo in the battle among researchers for the hearts and minds of advisers and investors with the launch of a new portfolio construction ...
Rob Keavney is no stranger to controversy. A recent article Keavney wrote to counter some of the extremes of exuberance on hedge funds sparked a number of detailed respon...
The growth of investing globally is being accompanied by an increase in information, much of it overwhelming, which is the result of more stringent disclosure. According ...
An industry superannuation fund that is recommended by financial planners - I don't think so. That is the perception of many in the financial planning community, but as S...
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...
Despite the best efforts to create an international investment hub in Australia, the local industry is still tied to what happens in the traditional markets of Europe and...
The Deutsche owned Paladin Property Securities has been recognised for its performance in the property investment market with an award of best overall fund by Property In...
Research by Partnership Planning debunks the notion put out by index managers that actively managed funds do not consistently outperform the index, even after the higher ...
AM Corporation has gone live with a new electronic form designed to speed up applications for superannuation, which until last week, needed to be processed on paper forms...
Forget any of the troubles caused by HIH on the personal indemnity insurance game. HIH may have gone down, but Nick Bruining still has to fill out the paperwork for his P...
Fund manager Tyndall Investment Manager has received conflicting ratings from two of the industry’s research houses....
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...
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 ...
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...
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...