FUND MANAGER

Editorial

IOOF has reported strong fundamentals for the 2003 financial year with revenue up 32 per cent to $160 million and an after-tax profit of $34 million, which compares to th...

Funds management

Although Portfolio Partners has moved from boutique to big, it has retained its small and nimble approach. John Wilkinson reports....

Financial planning

Long/short funds are the darling buds of hedge funds as their strategies are “impossible to beat” and offer investors an investment “nirvana” in comparison to the strateg...

Editorial

Difficult investment markets inspire the search for simplistic solutions. Dominic McCormick says it’s time for a more sophisticated approach....

Editorial

Hedge funds promised investors they would be the panacea for poor returns, but have they measured up to their promise? Charles Beelaerts reports....

Editorial

The poor performance of some traditional asset classes is fuelling investor appetite for hedge funds. Craig Phillips asks whether this interest is part of a long-term phe...

Financial planning

Listed investment company Bentley Equities - previously BT Global Asset Management - has flagged a move back into active investing with shareholders to vote on the appoin...

Financial planning

The BT Financial Group will consolidate its product range under one name from October 27, laying to rest the Sagitta brand as all 450 products in the group’s wholesale an...

Financial planning

The Norwich Union owned Navigator platform is set to incorporate straight through processing (STP) throughout its operations, to the benefit of the 3,500 financial advise...

Financial planning

Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has launched a first in the Australian investment market place - an international shares fund allowing investors to choose a preferr...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) today released its anticipated draft guidelines in relation to the product disclosure statements (PDSs) of soci...

Financial planning

The turnaround in Platinum Asset Management’s decision to withdraw its funds from the Macquarie Wrap platform investment menu was not related to fees in any way, says Pla...

Financial planning

Platinum Asset Management has reversed its decision to pull its funds from the the investment menu of the Macquarie Wrap product after the latter introduced a revised fee...

Financial planning

Is there any way to accurately measure adviser quality, asks Robert Keavney....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned a Sydney securities dealer for three years as part of its ongoing investigation into the now defunc...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 1 week ago

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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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 2 weeks ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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