FUND MANAGER

Funds management

It's two in a row for Schroders Investment Management, which has beaten fellow industry contenders to the coveted title of Fund Manager of the Year in this year's Money M...

Financial planning

A bid has been made for the Australian Financial Services group (AFS), but at this stage the identity of the bidder remains a well-kept secret....

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Financial planning

Dealer groups are considering new platform arrangements in light of proposed reforms to existing payment structures....

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Financial planning

Boutique fund manager Instreet has introduced a new commodities-based financial product with the potential to perform well in all market conditions....

People & Products

Danny Maher has joined Financial Planning Services Australia (FPSA) in the new role of general manager, advice. Maher outlines his view on the future of the dealer group ...

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Financial planning

Fortitude Capital and Aurora Funds have reached an agreement to merge subject to a successful Aurora Funds initial public offering....

Funds management

David Bryant sold his agricultural funds management company to Great Southern in 2007, but has wrangled back control one year after the parent company's collapse....

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Funds management

AXA Real Estate Investment Managers has signed an agreement with The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co formalising plans to jointly set up a new investment fund for Japanese ...

Editorial

Hedge funds have been slammed in recent years as poor performance deemed them a disaster for investors. Despite this, Janine Mace finds the industry remains positive, wit...

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Financial planning

Boutique fund manager Instreet is expanding its Link series with the introduction of the Link DS hedging product, which has received a 'recommended' rating from Lonsec....

Financial planning

Standard & Poor's has placed the AXA Wholesale Global Equity Core Fund 'on hold' over policy breach....

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Financial planning

BT Financial Group has completed its post-merger fund manager reshuffle, announcing changes to its manager line-up for the Australian equities, property and fixed interes...

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People & Products

Boutique fund manager Lodestar Capital Partners has appointed two new senior staff to its expanding equities research team....

Funds management

Perpetual Investment Management has formed a partnership with US hedge fund manager Ramius Alternative Solutions LLC under which Ramius will advise Perpetual on its hedge...

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Financial planning

Morningstar has completed research on the fixed interest sector and new ratings, which include five ratings upgrades as well as two downgrades....

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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 suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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A former Victorian financial adviser has been sentenced after stealing $4.4 million from clients, family and friends to feed his “raging gambling addiction”....

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A financial advice firm has been penalised $11 million in the Federal Court for providing ‘cookie cutter advice’ to its clients and breaching conflicted remuneration rule...

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