FUND MANAGER

Financial planning

The average Australian active fund manager failed to outperform the index after fees over the past financial year....

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Financial planning

BT Financial Group is the leader in funds under management (FUM) in the total masterfund market, beating National Australia/MLC and Commonwealth/Colonial groups, accordin...

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Financial planning

Perpetual's non-tied distribution model will become more relevant as the industry evolves, according to the group executive of business services and chief operating offic...

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Financial planning

ASIC warns that it is already monitoring end of year trades in real-time and will be vigilant with respect to price manipulation aimed at generating performance fees....

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Financial planning

Hedge fund manager HFA Accelerator Plus has appointed a new adviser following its split with HFA Asset Management earlier this year....

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Financial planning

Vanguard chairman and chief executive William McNabb has argued that simplicity, transparency and candour are the keys to regaining investors' trust....

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Rate the raters

The results of the annual Money Management Rate the Raters survey have shown research houses are still in favour. However, there is still room for improvement. Angela Fah...

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Financial planning

Despite pay-for-ratings models coming under increasing scrutiny, the major research houses cannot survive on research subscriptions alone. Lucinda Beaman reports....

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Editorial

In a speech addressing the Agribusiness Association of Australia, David Bryant explains why tax-effective managed investment funds are fundamentally flawed and pose a sig...

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Financial planning

Australia’s major retail funds management ratings houses need to improve their turnaround times, according to the findings of Money Management’s 2010 Rate the Raters surv...

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Financial planning

Investors need to be aware that future productivity trends will have significant implications for global financial markets, according to Standard Life Investments....

Funds management

New S&P research points to continuing fund manager churn....

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Financial planning

Joint managing directors of HFA Asset Management, Oscar Martinis and Robert White, have resigned from the group, to be replaced by Craig Mowll....

Financial planning

IOOF's Pursuit platform has broken the dominance enjoyed by Colonial First State in the Wealth Insights Platform Service Level Survey....

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Funds management

The Australian merger of BNP Paribas Investment Partners and Fortis Investments has created the 14th largest fund manager in the local market with assets under management...

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