FUND MANAGER
Financial planning
As we approach the first anniversary of the Managed Investment Act (MIA), it is timely to consider its impact. Our prediction that the new regime would be less easy for f...
Financial planning
I remember, when discretionary master trusts were becoming popular in the mid-nineties, business development managers (BDMs) employed by fund managers were concerned abou...
Financial planning
The notion of “young turks” being given huge amounts of money to play with appears to be a myth in world of funds management the world over. However, each market has its ...
Financial planning
Commonwealth Financial Services’ more cautious investment style appears to be working. Zilla Efrat takes a look at its philosophy and approach to investment decisions....
Financial planning
Five years have passed since ASSIRT rattled the market with news of its pay-to-be-rated scheme. Zilla Efrat revisits the debate and examines what has happened since....
Financial planning
In discussions with financial planners about wrap accounts, it is clear that their full ramifications, potential difficulties and the totality of possible benefits are no...
Financial planning
The rise and rise of portfolio administration services such as master trusts and wrap accounts has seen a lot of bickering about who is doing what to whom in the marketpl...
Financial planning
New codes which identify parties to electronic commerce transactions are being developed for financial planners....
Financial planning
Now that it is firmly in the Principal fold, BT Funds Management is back in action and spreading that message on a roadshow to financial planners this week. Zilla Efrat i...
Financial planning
Investment performance is still the most important consideration for clients de-ciding which product to invest in, a funds management and consumers study has found....
Financial planning
In less than a fortnight, the first conference to combine wholesale and retail financial services kicks off in Melbourne. Two of the IFSA conference's keynote speakers sp...
Financial planning
Technology stocks are generally not overvalued if evaluated in terms of the longer-term changes that are occurring to the economy....
Financial planning
The void at the top of HSBC Asset Management has finally been filled. John Wilkinson spoke with the two new executives about their plans to make the Australian operations...
Financial planning
Macquarie Technology Funds Management and Acer Capital Australia have launched a $30 million venture capital fund....
Financial planning
A new financial planning firm has bucked the industry trend, with its planners leaving a major corporation's ranks to set up shop on their own....
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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...