FUND MANAGERS

Financial planning

Australian fund managers with an excellent investment track record could be misleading investors by overstating their investments skills, according to research from Londo...

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Financial planning

Different mortgage fund managers use different tactics to address liquidity issues, and a uniform approach has not been seen yet, according to Standard & Poor's Fund Serv...

Financial planning

Less benchmark-constrained international equity fund managers have outperformed their more constrained peers, because they are more easily able to take advantage of oppor...

Funds management

Fund managers warn that blindly relying on growth stocks to provide outperformance will not work in the changing economic environment....

Funds management

BCS Capital, in partnership with investment advisers Brookvine, has launched a unique Australian equities investment approach that identifies a company's fundamental prof...

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Financial planning

Redemptions from mortgage funds have slowed and may plateau in the next few months, allowing fund managers to focus on building liquidity and investments, according to Au...

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Financial planning

Multiport has launched a managed account service in partnership with boutique fund manager EIM Capital Managers....

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Funds management

Standard and Poor's research has identified a trend of fund managers establishing or joining boutiques during 2010....

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Financial planning

Financial planners and fund managers are wary of risks in the global economy, but are still open to market opportunities....

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Financial planning

The past 12 months have proven challenging for most fund managers, with above-index returns eluding most of the sector. Ashleigh McIntyre reports....

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People & Products

Ratings house Standard & Poor's has strengthened its research team with the appointment of a ratings analyst, the return of a senior specialist and two sector head promot...

Superannuation

The median balanced super fund grew 1 per cent in February, but global volatility in March looks set to wipe out this calendar year's gains, according to SuperRatings....

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Editorial

Hedge funds have been the target of some tough criticism in recent times. Benjamin Levy examines what is being done to restore confidence in the sector. ...

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Editorial

Since their inception, the eight Platinum international funds have exceeded their respective indexes by a staggering 10 per cent per annum. Robert Keavney explores the cu...

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Financial planning

After what has been a difficult year for fund managers, research houses and advisers have started to shift focus from short to long-term performance, according to Hyperio...

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