FUND MANAGER

Financial planning

JOHN WILKINSON reports, two research houses are making serious attempts at presenting an independent picture of what is happening in the hedge fund management sector....

Editorial

As the global economy continues to reel from the events of September 11 and corporate collapses both here and overseas, investor confidence has been shaken. NICOLE SZOLLO...

Financial planning

HEAD of the Tom Collins Consultancy, Tom Collins, has launched an online document management hub called Offerdox....

Financial planning

THE MELBOURNE-based Treasury Group has announced its intention to acquire a stake in a series of small fund managers as part of an ambitious bid to become an umbrella gro...

Editorial

What was once an investment class largely ignored by Australian investors has now emerged as a market contender. KATE KACHOR examines the rise and future of hedge funds....

Editorial

As hedge funds become ever more popular, a dazzling array of options are becoming available. LACHLAN GILBERT takes a look at these options and how they operate in the mar...

Editorial

Hedge funds have done well in terms of both performance and distribution, but they are yet to be universally accepted on master trust menus. FIONA MOORE reports....

Funds management

Tower Asset Management has fallen victim to the continuing instability of the wider Tower group, receiving a weak rating from research house Morningstar for its business ...

Financial planning

The take-up of individually managed accounts (IMAs) in Australia will not be as great as the US experience, says HSBC Asset Management head of retail Rick Villars, who sa...

People & Products

Invesco has promoted John Ryan, formerly a member of its clients services team, to head up its retail sales, servicing intermediaries in Victoria and South Australia....

Funds management

Boutique hedge fund manager Hale and Shepherd Investments has launched its first investment product – a mixed financial commodity fund....

Financial planning

The subtle changes currently being made to the Hillross/AMP model reflects a repositioning of the value propositions of both businesses. GEORGE LIONDIS reports on what is...

Financial planning

One of the stumbling blocks for the industry in establishing a risk master trust has always been how to get the insurance groups on side. ALLAN BETTS gives an insurance p...

Financial planning

EQUITY Trustees Funds Management (EQTFM) has increased its existing range of funds with the development of three multi-sector funds; income, balanced and growth....

Financial planning

Assirt has released the findings of its six-monthly review of Perpetual Investments (PI), this time including the rating of two new sectors – the Alpha Quant Shares and A...

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

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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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