With the Australian dollar reaching record highs in the last few months, Dominic McCormick looks at the issues a strong currency has raised for investors. ...
With post-GFC investor confidence returning only slowly, a growing number of planners are placing their clients’ funds into direct shares. Paul Foster asks: is leaving on...
With returns on the way back, now is the time for institutional investors to get back into offshore property assets - in particular, residential apartments in the US, acc...
Some changes under the Government's Future of Financial Advice reforms will not have the intended results, unfairly targeting the smaller players and favouring large inst...
The financial relationships between fund managers and research houses escaped scrutiny in the most recent round of regulatory reforms. But that may not be the case for lo...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has turned its attention to the inner workings of the investment research industry, including research houses'...
A group of investors in the Premium Income Fund (PIF) have delayed any further action by Brisbane-based fund manager Wellington Capital until a planned hearing next week....
A group of investors in the distressed Premium Income Fund (PIF) have commenced urgent legal action against Brisbane-based fund manager Wellington Capital and its directo...
RI Advice Group has added two new managers to its senior ranks. Jason Coggins will take up the role of investment research national manager, while Deepthi Ravi Kumar has ...
Hedge funds have been knocked around in recent times, but there’s nothing like a return of 13.2 per cent after fees to make someone sit up and pay attention....
Underpinning Schroders’ success in the multi-sector category is Lonsec’s high opinion of the firm’s underlying capabilities, strong risk management framework and strong p...
Last week the financial services industry let its hair down on its gala night to recognise excellence in the sector. Over 340 guests attended the 24th Money Management/Lo...
A relative newcomer has been named the winner of the Rising Star category at the Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year Awards this year....
Three-time award winner PIMCO has again won first place in the Fixed Interest, Global and Diversified category in the Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the year awa...
A thorough understanding of the quality of a company and its relative valuation are the reasons behind the success of Perpetual Investments' Shares Plus Long Short Fund, ...
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...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...